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After Faisal filed the intra-court appeal on Wednesday, the court summoned him for a hearing on Thursday, the same day as Musharraf is required to appear before the Special Court.
The petition will be heard by Justice Riaz Ahmed of the IHC.
Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had rejected all three pleas by Musharraf against the special court constituted to try him for treason.
Musharraf had raised objections over the authority of the special court, appointment of judges and prosecutor.
Previously, Musharraf’s legal counsel Ahmed Raza Kasuri claimed on Sunday that his client’s appearance before the court was conditional on the improvement in his health condition.
Justifying Musharraf’s absence from the hearings on medical grounds, Kasuri said, “At present, he [Musharraf] is not a normal person and I cannot say exactly if he will appear before the court, because he is sick and under observation.”
“I cannot say that the former president will appear before the special court on January 16 because that is subject to permission from his physicians,” he added.
Last week, the special court had ordered Musharraf to appear at a hearing on January 16, after reviewing the medical reports presented by the Armed Forced Institute of Cardiology (AFIC), where he has been receiving treatment for a heart condition for more than 10 days.
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@Naim: Thanks for your comment. I have been in the army as officer too so I have some knowledge what are the privileges and benefits. If you are sure that he is not corrupt then ask him to release his tax returns for the last 14 yrs. That will show his income when he was president and a speaker . This will show his income from Pakistan and also foreign income. Do you know how much is the income or pay of president of Pakistan?Did he pay taxes on this income? If president of USA can declare his pay and tax return every yr, why cann't we know income of president of Pakistan. We must learn good things from the west too. By the way , president Obama is paid $450,000 per yr ,he has to pay taxes on that amount too. You can google to see his tax returns. Since we are talking about Mr Musharraf at this time, I will keep my comment limited to him. Yes, other politicians are corrupt too. To me Mr Musharraf is corrupt to the last drop of his blood unless proven other wise. If he is not corrupt, he will release his tax returns. If he does not release, then you know the answer, I do not have to tell you. Thanks for reading it.
@Ahmed Ali Khan: Yes, he has every right to stay in Pakistan. Could you please tell him to show up in the court and also release his last fourteen yrs tax returns. This way every body will know about his financial strength that how he bought and built these properties. (Palace next to Islamabad, over seas properties in London. One of them his wife just sold few months ago)
Why he is afraid of appearing in the court? He should be tried on corruption too. How he built his palace next to Islamabad? How he bought properties in London? He must release his tax returns from 1999 till 2013 . That is the only way to know to know his true income.
Those who consier Mush coward or appreciate Zardari over him for facing courts needs mental treatment. Better not forget he has returned to face all this. Nobdy is so far that brave. Unfortunately, as was highly expected, he is going through judicial revenge instead of fair trial. If he is guilty, nobody else is innocent.