Musharraf to testify before Lal Masjid commission

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Former president General Pervez Musharraf would testify before a commission of the Federal Sharia Court through probing Lal Masjid operation through his counsels.

According to the reports, Musharraf would submit a written statement defending himself against accusation in the operation.

The commission last week had decided to summon Musharraf and fomer prime minister Shaukat Aziz before the bench after allegations that Musharraf was responsible for the operation that killed several people including children.

The judicial commission was formed by the Supreme Court in Dec 2012 to probe the Lal Masjid operation – a government crackdown on the controversial pro-Taliban mosque in the capital which ended in a bloody eight-day siege killing at least 58 Pakistani troops and seminary students.