Pervez Musharraf came amid high security and doors to Islamabad High Court were closed throughout the hearing. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui granted interim bail to former president Pervez Musharraf till April 18 in the confinement of judges’ case, Express News reported on Friday.
The court questioned the former president as to why he decided to come directly to the high court.
“You should have contacted the session court and later appealed in the high court,” Justice Shaukat said.
The court also directed the former president to submit security bonds worth Rs500,000.
Musharraf was asked to cooperate with the police and come in person in the next hearing.
The IHC will further discuss the issue of Musharraf not contacting the lower courts before discussing the actual case.
The lawyers were protesting outside the high court’s premises against the former president. Musharraf reached Islamabad High court amid high security and left through the back door.
Earlier on April 10, the Supreme Court held hearing for the five identical petitions seeking trial of the former president on charges of treason.
Musharraf refused to appear in person in the Supreme Court and instead his advocate, Ahmed Raza Kasuri represented him.
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@Usman Abu Bakr Farooq: "This man has abrogated the contitution" Get your facts correct - at no point was the constitution abrogated.
@Naseer Qureshi:
One can spend all life in the service of humans, but one murder of a human is more than sufficient to negate the good. There is never a second chance fo te muderer o the one who collaborates with the muderer. He is accused of this act and he will accept this in the court as well. The effort is to learn from the name of those who collaborated.wilh him.
Rex Minor
@Zaka , Musarraf is now an institution on his ability . He holds the key to open the gate of progress and peace in the region .
Although serious mistakes done by Pervez Musharraf but after all he is our blood where should he go? we should welcome him again with open heart.
How ironical that my Bhaijan former President Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf returned back home to basically to contest National Assembly election but since his arrival he has been entangled in different court cases in different cities whereby he had not been spared to hold even 1 political gathering and as a consequence he could not field anyone other than self from his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) to contest the election. As the bad luck had it his nominations have been rejected from three constituencies whereas just Chitral has accepted but the same is being disputed and challenged. Is he mistaken to come back? My prayers for Bhaijan. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / iqbalhadizaidi.formerdiplomat@hotmail.com
According to my understanding, Musharraf has done more good to the country than he is accused of doing bad. He is a brave soldier and true Pakistani patriot. He might not be perfect but is a better option than all other options we have today. May Allah succeed him taking country out of current mess. My prayers and wishes for Gen (R) Pevez Musharraf.
yes, we have seen the "free judiciary" they had even refused to hear petition against nawaz shareif and let him contest the election. last 15 years the corruption cases against him are on pending and no court and judge in pakistan has balls to hear his cases and make a verdict.
what a joke
@Usman Abu Bakr Farooq
Courts have not yet declared him guilty then how can you?
@Usman Abu Bakr Farooq: No,the judiciary is not doing its job.It is purely acting out of revenge.Just take this judges case.No official investigation agency has ever investigated the case.No statement of civil administration,police or of any concerned official has been recorded to implicate any one in the case.There is a chain of officials through whom orders are issued, passed and acted upon.Who are those and where are their statements involving the former President.Where is the order from Musharraf which states that the judges should be arrested and when it has been issued?.Arrest of judges case is based on mere allegations.The judiciary in revenge just readily accepted petititions without any cogent back up material and initiated a case against the former President.It does not augurs well for the existing judicial system which is fast losing confidence and respect.This is mere politicking and judiciary should not become part of it.
What a farce in the judiciary now. The man is charged with high treason against the State and is not set free! He should be placed under house arrest for his own safety. The man is a fool and needs a psychiatric inspection. He has been lured to return to the land so that he exposes the names of his collaborators.
Rex Minor
@Karim: The judiciary is only doing its job and applying due process. By your argument every murderer and criminal will say he is being dragged into court for 'revenge'. This man has abrogated the contitution and is guilty of high treason against the state in addition to numerous other cases in which he has been declared an abconder for so long. Lust for power has brought him back, he has to face the music now, fair and square!
Musharraf will pass through all hurdles being created by his opponents, Inshallah.
@all pakistanis, I don't know why SC or your people not taking Suo moto and arrest him for violating constitution. This is primarily required to uphold the spirit, value and respect to the constitution you people hv written in the first case.
Can a single man with his group violate your constitution and roam so freely?????? do you do the same to a person who does that to our holy books too???
This shows how much u love pakistan in first case.
Remember what we did to Indira Gandhi for her emergency mistake. She repented too for that. Properly.
when in power, Mush used to say Nawaz and BB are nobody in politics. But they are still active, and his own position is like a defenceless 'accused'. he is getting protective bail, but one day he will have to pay for all his wrong doings. He has become an example for any future 'over ambitious' general.
What an irony! Lawyers, terrorism inspired! are preventing and creating hurdles for those who wish pursuing their legal rights through judicial system.
dat face...
Judiciary in Full Revenge Mode!. They dont want him to run his election campaign by constantly disturbing him through short period bails and hearings.