Tag: High treason case
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Lahore High Court gave Pervez Musharraf relief which he didn’t even ask for
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has questioned the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to overturn the death sentence of former military dictator Pervez Musharraf. The initial death sentence was imposed by a special court in December 2019 on charges of high treason. The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, leading a four-judge bench, expressed…
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He’s gone, but Supreme Court to decide death penalty case against Musharraf
The Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to begin hearing a series of appeals on November 10, including those filed by the late former President, retired General Pervez Musharraf, in an attempt to overturn his death sentence, as per Dawn. A four-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, along with…
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Govt to file high treason case against PTI leaders
The government has started preparing a high treason case against the former and the current PTI government officials on the basis of Article 6 for violating the Constitution, confirmed Deputy Secretary General PML-N Attaullah Tarar. According to Geo News’ sources, the people who are being named are President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi, Former Prime…
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Imran wants treason case against Fazl ‘for trying to topple PTI govt’
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan reportedly wants Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman tried under Article 6 of the Constitution “for trying to topple the government” back in November last year. According to media reports as well as some senior journalists, including Kamran Yousaf and Arshad Waheed Chaudhry, the premier wants Fazl tried under…
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VIDEO: Masked men on unregistered vehicle seek dismissal of judges who sentenced Musharraf
At least two masked men on an unregistered vehicle have been spotted in Sialkot, putting up banners seeking dismissal of judges who convicted former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf last week. A special court trying the ex-preisdent had last week sentenced him to death for treason. While analysts had hinted at a possible rift…
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VIDEO: Musharraf terms death penalty verdict as ‘personal vendetta’
Former military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that the special court’s death sentence verdict against him was based on “personal vendetta”. Musharraf in a recent video message released on Wednesday said, “I heard the special court’s verdict against me on television,” adding that “There is no example of such a verdict in the…
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‘CJP Khosa’s statements about Musharraf’s case are fake,’ clarifies SC
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has said that the statements of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa being aired and published by differnent news channels regarding former army cheif Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf’s high treason case are baseless and concocted. In a press release, the top court clarified that the fake news…
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Was offered bribes, lucrative positions to drop Musharraf’s case: CJP Khosa
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa has reportedly said that he was “offered lucrative positions and bribes multiple times to drop former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf’s case”, but he refused to accept any. According to Geo News, the top judge, during an informal discussion with journalists, said that the Supreme…
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Death Penalty: Timeline of Musharraf’s high treason case
The special court on Tuesday handed over the death sentence to the former military dictator General (r) Pervez Musharraf after analysing the complaints, records, arguments and facts in the case for three months. The court ruled that it found Musharraf guilty of high treason according to Article 6 of the constitution. The special bench hearing…
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Law ministry refuses to share details of lawyers, fee paid for Musharraf trial
The law ministry has rejected an application seeking details of the legal team hired to prosecute former army ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on treason charges, and the fees paid to them by saying that its a classified matter, thus can’t be held answerable by common citizens Geo News reported. According to the details, Mukhtar…