Summary Medical board advised the former president to seek treatment of his backbone abroad.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The doctors treating former president Pervez Musharraf concluded on Thursday after examining his backbone that his treatment is not possible in Pakistan and advised him to seek medical care abroad, Dunya News reported.
The doctors at PNS Shifa Hospital conducted former president’s physiotherapy along with some other tests. According to sources close to the medical board, Musharraf’s treatment is not possible in Pakistan and must be taken abroad to treat his backbone.
Earlier, Sindh High Court reserved its judgment over a plea submitted by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf seeking removal of his name from the exit control list (ECL) to travel abroad.
During case proceeding today, Attorney General Salman Aslam Butt argued that Pervez Musharraf is trying to evade cases. It is feared that he will not return to Pakistan once he is allowed to leave the country.
He told court that an accused tried under Article 6 cannot be handed over to another country.
Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar also remarked that an accused in a criminal case cannot be handed over to other country until completion of the proceedings.
The court reserved its judgment over the plea after former president’s lawyer Farogh Naseem completed his arguments.
