Chief justice orders Musharraf to appear in court by 2pm today

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar has ordered former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf to return to Pakistan and appear before the court by today afternoon.

In his orders, the CJP ordered Musharraf to turn up before the court by 2pm.

A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, was hearing the appeal of the former military ruler against his 2013 disqualification verdict by the Peshawar High Court.

The bench warned that if the former president does not show up in court by the stated time, then a decision would be taken according to the law in his absence.

He further said in his remarks that if Musharraf does not face the court, the scrutiny of his nomination papers for contesting general elections will be halted.

“SC is not bound to release a written guarantee to him according to the conditions set forth by him; we have already given assurance that he will not be arrested upon his return then what is he afraid of?” the chief justice said.

The top judge clarified that the government was behind the move of allowing Musharraf to go abroad. “It was government not the judiciary who removed former military general’s name from the exit control list (ECL),” he reiterated.

The counsel of the former President told the court that his client is very ill and unable to come to the court, reported the state-run radio service.

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