High treason: SC seeks govt stance against Musharraf
There would be no compromise if anyone violates constitution, Supreme Court said.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya NewS) – While hearing the high treason petition, the Supreme Court on Monday sought government’s stance against former military ruler Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf.
A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Jawad S Khwaja heard the petition, seeking to try Musharraf for treason for imposing emergency rule in 2007.
During case proceeding, petitioner Maulvi Iqbal Haider’s counsel AK Dogar presented arguments before the bench.
Advocate-on-Record Zafar Abbas Naqvi objected saying that AK Dogar has not right to present arguments in the case.
Naqvi requested the bench for withdrawal of the application, saying that he had not received any instructions from his client regarding the petition.
Justice Jawad S Khwaja remarked that absence of instruction does not mean the bench would allow withdrawal of the application.
The case hearing is underway.
Pervez Musharraf returned to Pakistan on March 24 following four years of self-imposed exile.He is running in the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 11. He is already facing many court cases for his alleged involvement in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the 2006 killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, a senior Baloch politician.
