ISLAMABAD: A Special Court has adjourned the hearing of the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf till 5th December.
During the hearing, the special court judge remarked that the court was only obliged to follow the orders of the Supreme Court.
A special court has also decided to hear the high treason case against Pervez Musharraf on a daily basis.
The special court remarked that Musharraf could come back to Pakistan before 5th December to record his statement.
The court directed the prosecution team to appear with full preparation in the next hearing.
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The special court, earlier, was scheduled to announce the reserved verdict today, however, on Wednesday, IHC barred it from pronouncing the decision.
On the other hand, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had set Pervez Musharraf’s plea for regular hearing. Justice Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi remarked, “Why don’t you file this request with the review petition as Supreme Court (SC) has already given special instructions to a trial court in this regard.”
Responding to the judge, Musharraf’s counsel Khawaja Tariq Rahim assured that the former president will face the tribunal decision whenever and wherever he lands in Pakistan.
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The former president has been declared an absconder by the special court as he has not been appearing before the court since March 2016, when he left the country for medical treatments in Dubai the same year.
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