Ahmed Raza Kasuri, one of the counsels of former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf, on Monday said that the federal government’s decision to proceed further in the treason case against his client would open Pandora’s box which could prove to be detrimental for the country. He further said that Article 6 of the Constitution did not apply to his client.
Talking to reports outside the Supreme Court, Kasuri claimed that the response submitted by the federal government showed that it was still hesitant to proceed against the former military ruler as the reply said that the government would decide on the issue after a consultative process involving other political parties.
Kasuri said that the Article 6 did not apply on his client as whatever the former military ruler did was in the interest of the state.
He said that if the court decided that Article 6 was applicable on Musharraf then his client would not be tried alone as according to sub-clause two of the Article 6, all his abettors should also be tried.
“The list of abettors is long and as I said before it will open Pandora’s box,” Kasuri said, adding his client would be absolved of all charges in coming weeks.