The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of petitions calling for the registration of a treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf and directed the government to continue the matter in the light of its official statement presented to the court.
The government had told the court that it would proceed in accordance with the law and prosecute Musharraf after taking political forces into confidence.
Attorney General Munir A Malik informed a three-member bench that as per the court’s earlier order to investigate Musharraf under Article 6 of the constitution, the government had formed a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) committee to probe the treason case.
To Justice Jawwad S Khawaja’s question, Malik said he had no knowledge of any progress on the formation of a special court to hear the treason case, adding that only the outcome of the investigation against the former president would determine the charges that may be levelled against him.
Justice Khawaja said that all eyes were on the federal government and the steps it would undertake to bring Musharraf to justice. He added that it was to be seen whether four or 483 people would be included in the investigation.
Later, the bench disposed of the petitions calling for the registration of a treason case against Musharraf and directed the government to continue its ongoing investigation.
Govt ordered to register treason case against Musharraf
