Former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: FILE
How it all unfolded
November 3, 2007: Pervez Musharraf declares emergency by putting superior court judges under house arrest
August 18, 2008: Musharraf resigns as president, goes into exile in London and Dubai
March 24, 2013: Returns to Pakistan but barred from contesting polls and from leaving the country
June 26, 2013: PM Nawaz Sharif orders FIA to probe high-treason case against Musharraf
November 16, 2013: FIA inquiry finds Musharraf ‘solely responsible’ for suspending Constitution
December 24, 2013: General Musharraf ordered to appear before Special Court
March 31, 2014: Special Court indicts ex-military ruler; Musharraf pleads not-guilty
March 18, 2016: Leaves for Dubai to seek medical treatment abroad after travel ban lifted
October 23, 2019: PTI government de-notifies prosecution team in high-treason case
November 19, 2019: Special Court reserves verdict to announce it on November 28
November 24, 2019: New prosecution team submits written arguments in Special Court
November 27, 2019: IHC restrains Special Court from announcing verdict on government’s appeal
December 17, 2019: Special Court sentences Musharraf to death for abrogating Constitution under Article 6
1729161093-0/liam-(4)1729161093-0-165x106.webp "article")
1732603002-0/lamar-(4)1732603002-0-165x106.webp "article")
1732604291-0/BeFunk_§_]__-(52)1732604291-0.jpg "fia seizes 45 000 arrests two for illegal currency exchange")
1732606500-0/BeFunk_§_]__-(53)1732606500-0.jpg "houbara bustard case sc bench dissolved as justice mandokhail recuses himself")
1732607286-0/Untitled-design-(2)1732607286-0-270x192.webp "belarus president receives guard of honour at pm house")
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ