The last hurdle in the way of former President Pervez Musharraf to fly back was removed on Monday when a trial court granted the former president his request for bail in connection with the murder of a Lal Masjid cleric.
Additional Session Judge Wajid Ali has approved the bail petition of former president in the Abdul Rasheed Ghazi murder case.
The court has granted bail to the former president ordering him to submit two surety bonds, each worth Rs.100,000, in the Ghazi murder case.
During the hearing on Monday, Musharraf’s counsel made a plea that it was mandatory under the national judicial policy to announce the decision on bail petition within five days. He added that the hearing of the petition had already been adjourned seven times and prayed that the matter should no longer be kept in abeyance.
The counsel further said whatever the decision, it would be accepted.
The plaintiff’s lawyer said that the matter should be deferred until the decision was announced.
Musharraf is still on the Exit Control List but he can freely move within the country.
Musharraf was arrested on October 10 on the order of Islamabad High Court (IHC) over the alleged murder of the deputy cleric of Lal Masjid, Abdul Rasheed Ghazi and his mother during a military operation in 2007. The ex-president had filed an application before the Additional District and Sessions Court and sought bail in this case.