Islamabad
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday assured former dictator General Pervez Musharraf that high-level security will be provided to him if he returns to the country to face the trial in a high-profile treason case.
The lawyer responded that the former military ruler respected the courts but could not return because of security issues.
The chief justice said the head of the Rangers force in the relevant province will be responsible for Musharraf’s security upon his return to the country, the report said.
Musharraf will also be offered the services of best available doctors in the country if he comes back, Nisar asserted.
The court also ordered to de-seal Musharraf’s farmhouse to accommodate him upon his return.
The case pertains to the recovery of a large amount of public money wasted allegedly by former presidents Musharraf, Asif Zardari and former attorney general Malik Qayyum in the wake of the NRO in 2007.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Musharraf’s lawyer presented details of his assets in Pakistan and abroad.
According to Shah, Musharraf owns nothing in the country, whereas he has a flat in Dubai and a farmhouse in Chak Shahzad that has been leased in Musharraf’s wife’s name.
The former president was indicted in March 2014 on treason charges for imposing emergency in the country which led to the confinement of a number of superior court judges in their houses and sacking of over 100 judges.
