Summary Non-bailable arrest warrants for Musharraf will be issued if he doesn't appear in next hearing.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The special court has issued bailable arrest warrants for former president Pervez Musharraf after rejecting his plea to leave for treatment abroad.
In its four-page verdict, the court said there was no valid reason for not appearing before the bench.
The court said non-bailable arrest warrants for Musharraf will be issued if he doesn’t appear in next hearing.
The verdict, read by registrar Abdul Ghani also stated that Musharraf was allowed to freely move within the country.
Meanwhile, Islamabad IG was directed to implement the court orders in true letter and spirit.
The case hearing adjourned till February 7.
Earlier, the special court reserved its decision on the medical report of Pervez Musharraf.
The decision was reserved after the special court, setup to try Musharraf heard all the arguments over the medical report submitted by a panel of senior doctors.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Faisal Arab heard the allegations leveled against retired general Pervez Musharraf.
The prosecution team withdrew from the analytical report presented by Dr Ismail Bukhari. Special prosecutor Akram Sheikh had earlier submitted analytical report in court. The report stated that Musharraf had no serious complication, declaring his condition out of danger.
One of the lawyers representing Musharraf, Anwar Mansoor said his team had reservations over the analytical report, adding that they had no issues over the medical report.
Advocate Anwar also said that the exemption plea was submitted a bit late due to several proceedings in apex court, pleading that Musharraf should be given exemption from court appearance for another day.
Meanwhile, Akram Sheikh maintained that the special court didn’t have the authority to issue verdict over exemption plea.
