Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in high treason case | Live Updates
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Pakistan’s former dictator Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to loss of life in the excessive treason case by way of a special court docket here, turning into the first navy ruler to get hold of the capital punishment in the country’s history.
A three-member bench of the special courtroom, headed via Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, exceeded Musharraf, 76, death sentence in the long-drawn high treason case towards him for postponing the Constitution and implementing emergency rule in 2007, a punishable offence for which he become indicted in 2014.
The court docket issued a 2-1 break up verdict and its information could be announced in the next 48 hours.
The former Army leader left for Dubai for medical remedy in March 2016 and has not lower back since, mentioning safety and fitness reasons.
The special court - comprising Justice Seth, Justice Nazar Akbar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court (LHC)- introduced the verdict it had reserved on November 19.
The special court docket’s order got here no matter an in advance Islamabad High Court (IHC) order stopping it from issuing the decision.
The IHC’s order had come on November 27 - a day before the unique court was set to announce its verdict.
On Saturday, in an utility filed via his advocates, Musharraf asked the LHC to stay the trial at the special court docket until his in advance petition pending adjudication with the aid of the high courtroom is decided.
In that petition, the former dictator challenged the formation of a unique court retaining his trial under costs of excessive treason and felony flaws committed inside the procedure.
Meanwhile, shortly earlier than the unique court docket’s verdict, the Lahore High Court recommended a full-bench listening to of Musharraf’s plea for live inside the trial. -
Pakistan Army Replies on Pervaiz Musharaf Case:
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This country is luted by PMLN, PPP, SC, and HC institiue that unable to provide the justice of poor people of Pakistan. There is only 2 option:
- Presidential System
- Martial Law
First option is better then, because one and only solution to build a better Pakistan.
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@zareen
Pakistan Army is only that can save Pakistan, International World rulers want to demolish the country, now you can look that our Birth enemy Endia, is now top trending in Google search “Pervez Musharraf”. -
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