PM approves judges' panel for Musharraf treason case
The notification of nomination of judges and formation of court to trial Musharraf has been issued.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday approved names of three High Court judges for the special court.
Three-member special court headed by Justice Faisal Arab of Sindh High Court would initiate treason trial against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the constitution.
Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar and Justice Yawarl Ali would be members of the bench.
Earlier, the Supreme Court of Pakistan received names of judges forwarded by the Chief Justices of all five High Courts. The Chief Justice of Pakistan made penal of judges names and forwarded it to the government.
The CJP asked the government to finalise three names for the special court that would initiate treason trial against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution.
Earlier, the government had written a letter to the Supreme Court requesting for nomination of judges for the special court.
The CJP had sent the letter to the chief justices of all five high courts and directed them to suggest names of judges.
The judges names proposed by five high courts included, Justice Noor-ul-Haq Qureshi of Islamabad High Court, Justice Yawar Ali of Lahore High Court, Justice Yahya Afridi of Peshawar High Court, Justice Faisal Arab of Sindh High Court and Justice Tahira Safdar of Balochistan High Court.
Secretary Law submitted the names of the judges to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Former dictator Pervez Musharraf governed the country for nearly a decade after the 1999 coup but was forced to step down in 2008 after growing discontent with his rule. He left the country soon after.
He returned to Pakistan in March after years in self-imposed exile, with the hope of running in the national election that was held in May. But he was disqualified from participating in the vote because of his actions while in power and has spent most of his time battling legal cases.
Musharraf was held under house arrest for months after returning and was only freed earlier this month after he received bail in four other cases facing him. But he is still barred from leaving the country.
The other cases facing Musharraf involve his alleged role in the murder of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the death of a Baluch separatist leader killed by the army, the killing of a radical cleric and the detention of Pakistani judges.
