Pakistan

Ghazi murder case: Non-bailable arrest warrants issued for Musharraf

Islamabad’s sessions court orders authorities to produce the former military ruler in court on March 16

Qaiser Butt February 20, 2016

Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad issued on Saturday non-bailable arrest warrants for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the Ghazi Abdul Rasheed murder case.

Ghazi Abdul Rasheed, the cleric of the federal capital’s Lal Masjid, was killed during a confrontation between the militants and security forces in July 2007 – led by then president Musharaf.

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Issuing the warrants, Additional Sessions Judge Pervez Qadir Memon ordered the concerned authorities to produce the former president in the court on March 16.

The court also reportedly dismissed Musharraf’s plea filed earlier in connection with his permanent exemption from court in the case.

Musharraf's counsel Malik Tahir, however, announced to challenge the verdict in the Islamabad High Court.

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In another verdict on January 18, an anti-terrorism court in Quetta had acquitted Musharraf in Baloch chieftain Akbar Bugti’s killing case. Bugti was killed in the 2006 military operation.

COMMENTS (10)

Naim | 8 years ago | Reply @pervaiz:General Musharraf has appeared 16 times in various courts,since 2013,some people have no knowledge, just get the impression he has not appeared in courts,end up jumping on the bandwagon by saying why?when Musharraf said mein darta warta nahi kissi say,he is a real commando general who has fought on the front line,these are all cooked up politically motivated cases against him by the corrupt.

syed & syed | 8 years ago | Reply @A J Khan:What law, which law, courts have made a mockery of justice. Writ of the Government was challenged under the command of Moulavi Abdul Rasheed. The media was crying to take action printing pictures of armed gathas.. When the action was taken the same media started shedding crocodile tears. A. Rasheed could not fled under the cover of Burqa like his brother and was killed. The ignorant brother gave him a title of Ghazi again lowering the status of Ghazi. Courts should show courage and behave like Qazi of the days of Khilafat Rashidia or like Justice Kyani.

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Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply He is incorrectly being persecuted for the good that he did.......instead of that what he could have done when he had to chance to do it. The the Lal Masjid case he is paying the price for not ' finishing the job '.

bugabuga | 8 years ago | Reply Has he ever spent a day in jail?

DNiwasi | 8 years ago | Reply This shows how clergy has taken complete control of the legal system- judges, lawyers as well as army and police. Politicians are afraid to go against them. Pakistan has no future.

A J Khan | 8 years ago | Reply Lal Masjid was sanctuary of terrorists. They declared war on Pakistan.13 Army Jawans including Lt Col Haroon were killed in this operation by the indiscriminate firing from the premises of Lal Masjid by the terrorists fighting their war under its commander Ghazi Abdul Rasheed. The case was heard by the court and they gave verdict in favor of terrorists. Not a single mention was made about the Shaheed Soldiers. In the name of rule of Law, the law was violated. Today they are once again giving a message to those who laying their lives in war against terrorism.

pervaiz | 8 years ago | Reply @Farzan: May be you right and so called commando may be so pious, but matter here is to appear before a court when summoned. Asif Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Javed Hashmi, even Ch shajat & Pervaiz Elahi has been appearing before court. Above all, me as well as you will be appearing before court if summoned any time. Then why this commando (DARTA WARTA NAHI KISSI SAY) hesitate to appear before court and why he gets from CMH every time. this is clearly to undermine a pretigious institute like CMH. He should face court like commando faces enemy where life is in danger.

Farzan | 8 years ago | Reply instead of trying Abdul Aziz for declaring allegiance to ISIS, our court system is busy prosecuting the general who had guts to challenge lal masjid clerics. #ArrestAbdulAziz

Sodomite | 8 years ago | Reply @pervaiz: You are right. His lawyer will say he is medically indisposed, or will be staying in a CMH. There is a day\night difference between Musharraf and Raheel Sharif.

pervaiz | 8 years ago | Reply Now this prestigious culprit will get a new medical certificate from any fauji hospital. what a joke to justice system in Pakistan. what a strange decease where only MC is issued but no medical treatment required.

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