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Musharraf’s convoy escapes blast in Islamabad
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Updated 2014-04-03 08:17:58
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ISLAMABAD: A powerful explosion on Thursday hit Faizabad bridge just after the convoy of the former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf passed by it, DawnNews reported.

Musharraf was being shifted late night from the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) to his farmhouse when the huge blast occurred just after the convoy crossed the bridge.

According to sources, almost four to six kilogram of explosive material was planted in a pipeline of a nearby footpath.

The intensity of the blast caused about a foot deep hole in the ground at the site of the incident.

Moreover, the police claimed that the attack was aimed to target the former president.

However, no casualties were reported in the incident.

Afterwards, Musharraf was transferred safely to his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad area.

The former military dictator was admitted to the AFIC on Jan 3 when he was on his way to a special court set up for his high treason trial for abrogating the constitution and detaining judges in 2007.

However, the general’s convoy took a detour to the hospital in Rawalpindi when he suddenly started suf
fering from chest pain.

Earlier, the officials in the capital police, interior ministry and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) said Musharraf’s personnel security in-charge visited the farmhouse and security around his farmhouse in Islamabad is also being enhanced over his expected arrival there.

Govt rejects Musharraf's petition to strike name off ECL
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Published 2014-04-02 18:02:29
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ISLAMABAD: The government has rejected former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s application seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL), DawnNews reported.

The Interior Ministry has also formally notified Musharraf in this regard.

Sources said the former president will approach the High Court in order to seek removal of his name from the ECL. It is also expected that an application will be submitted in the Sindh High Court.

Earlier on Monday, the special court which indicted Musharraf for high treason charges had put the ball in the government's court in relation to the request put forward by the former president to be allowed to travel abroad.

The court had also granted Musharraf exemption from appearing in the case's hearings saying the accused could be ordered to appear in court whenever required.

The decision had said that as long as the accused was not in custody, he could seek medical treatment at any place of his choice, adding that an accused could not be restrained from travelling nor could his/her rights as a human being be curtailed for any reason.

However, the court had added that removal of Musharraf's name from ECL was not the prerogative of the special court as it had not ordered for the inclusion of his name in the list in the first place.
 
Treason case: Evidences found only against Musharraf, says Sheikh


Treason case: Evidences found only against Musharraf, says Sheikh
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Updated 2014-04-16 15:11:37
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ISLAMABAD: The special court on Wednesday resumed hearing of the treason case against the former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf during which the prosecutor Akram Sheikh submitted his written reply regarding the facilitators of the Nov 2007 emergency decision, DawnNews reported.

During the hearing, Akram Sheikh said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) found evidences only against the former president Musharraf related to the Nov 3 declaration of emergency, adding that the documents contained only his signature.

The chief petitioner further said that according to law the person signing a document is solely responsible for the act and in this matter the then prime minister was not notified in advance through any summary of the decision.

Akram Sheikh said there was no record of the cabinet’s approval found and if Musharraf was then advised by someone to impose the state of emergency then he should inform the court about it.

Justice Arab asked if an investigation was carried out in this regard, upon which Sheikh responded in affirmative and said that the joint secretary interior has brought the report with him and if required would be presented in the court.

The prosecutor further said that the copy of the investigation report was not with him but there were no evidences of a consultation found prior to the Nov 3 decision in the records.

Sheikh said that the accused could study the report during the defence stage of the trial which occurs after the completion of testimonies.

Sheikh said that without evidence implicating someone in a crime was unconstitutional and against the fundamental right for a fair trial of the accused.

Sheikh said that to provide evidences to substantiate the claim regarding the involvement of facilitators was the responsibility of the accused.

Subsequently, the court after hearing the arguments of the chief prosecutor adjourned the hearing of the treason case to April 24 and said that the decision regarding the appointment of the prosecutor would be announced on April 18.

In yesterday’s hearing of the treason case Musharraf’s lawyer Farogh Nasim had said that the court should also try under the treason charges all abettors in the former president's emergency proclamation of Nov 3, 2007.

Earlier, the court had also granted Musharraf exemption from appearing in the case's hearings, saying the accused could be ordered to appear whenever required.

 
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