BB murder case: ATC issues third arrest warrant for Musharraf

RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi on Saturday issued non bailable arrest warrants for former president Pervez Musharraf for the third time in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.

Musharraf has been declared a proclaimed offender by the same court twice before this. He is thought to be a key witness and an enabler of the plot to kill former prime minister Benzair Bhutto.

The FIA has also submitted a formal request with Interpol to secure the extradition of Musharaf from the United Kingdom. Earlier, the government had said that it would seek extradition of Musharraf from the United Kingdom for his alleged connection to the assassination Benazir Bhutto. According to Express 24/7correspondent Syed Ali earlier reports had indicated that the British government had refused to extradite Musharraf.

Earlier today, prosecution lawyers of the trial boycotted proceedings of the court, after being denied entry into the courtroom.

The lawyers, Chaudhry Altaf and Chaudhry Zulfiqar, complained that Adiala prisons police did not allow them to enter the courtroom as the judge had not arrived. They said it was a common practice for the lawyers to enter the courtroom earlier than the judge.

However, the superintendent of the Adiala Jail said the lawyers wanted to enter the courtroom along with Rangers.