Ghazi murder case: Local court summons Musharraf on May 22
The court accepted Musharraf's exemption plea for today's hearing.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - A Local Court in Islamabad has summoned former President Pervez Musharraf on the 22nd of this month and directed his counsel to ensure production of the accused on next hearing.
The court accepted the plea of Musharraf to exempt him from appearance today (Saturday).
The court issued notices to concerned parties on three different pleas of former president Pervez Musharraf in Ghazi Abdur Rashid murder case for permanent exemption from appearance and acquittal.
A murder case was registered in September 2013 against the former army chief for the death of Islamabad s Lal Masjid cleric Ghazi during the 2007 military siege of the mosque.
The military operation against at Lal Masjid, ordered by Musharraf s regime, resulted in a bloody eight-day siege that killed nearly 100 people.
