ISLAMABAD (Dunya News)– The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday disposed of all the petitions seeking initiation of treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.A three-member bench headed by Justice Jawad S Khawaja directed the federal government to proceed further with its investigation against Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case under Article-6 of the Constitution.During case proceeding, Attorney General Munir A. Malik informed the court that the special investigation committee has already initiated its work and assured the court that the government will move forward according to the directions of the court.Justice Khawaja said that all eyes were on the government and he hoped that there would be no delay in the investigation of the case.The apex court had been hearing the petitions demanding that Musharraf be tried for subverting the constitution by imposing emergency rule and sacking judges in 2007.The retired general, who returned from four years of self-imposed exile in March, has been under house arrest at his Chak Shehzad farmhouse in Islamabad since April 19.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who made an astonishing comeback in May by winning elections 13 years after being deposed by Musharraf, said that the former president should be tried for treason..The offence carries the death penalty or life imprisonment. Musharraf faces a slew of other cases relating to his 1999-2008 rule, including conspiracy to murder former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who died in a gun and suicide attack in 2007 and murder of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:36:24 +0000
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