Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Thursday evaded arrest after his bail was cancelled by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court in the judges detention case.
Police tried to arrest the former military ruler after the order for cancellation of bail, but he escaped, escorted by his personal security, fleeing in his bullet-proof black four-wheeler.
Musharraf had arrived at the IHC for the hearing and a large contingent of police and Rangers personnel was stationed at the court’s premises for security purposes. The move comes as a twist of fate for the former general who is being tried for illegally detaining the superior judiciary, after he announced a state of emergency in the country on November 3, 2007.
Later in the day, Musharraf’s lawyers announced that they would appeal the Islamabad High Court’s order of cancellation of his bail in the Supreme Court today before 3pm, according to reports.
Furthermore, the court noted that Musharraf running from the scene was a crime in itself and it is believed that the former president would issued a contempt of court notice.
Reacting to Musharraf’s escape, caretaker Information Minister Arif Nizami announced that the former dictated would be arrested as per the court order.
The former dictator is presently staying at his farmhouse in Chak Shehzad, along with his legal team. Local police has been deployed in the area. Meanwhile, all roads leading to Chak Shehazad have been blocked, making it difficult for ordinary commuters to get around.
Earlier last week, the former military ruler was granted a six-day interim bail after he surrendered before the court in the said case in which he had been declared a proclaimed offender.
The case is based on an FIR against the retired general registered in August 11, 2009 on the complaint of Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam Ghumman advocate.
Furthermore, the bad day continued for the retired general when an election tribunal rejected his appeal on the dismissal of his nomination papers. According to details, Sindh High Court upheld the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and refrained Musharraf from contesting in the upcoming elections from the NA-250 constituency.