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We have solid evidence to prosecute Musharraf under article 6: AG

Attorney General (AG) Munir A Malik has said that there is solid evidence for the prosecution of Pervez Musharraf under article 6 of the constitution.

He held that FIA will obtain the powers to arrest Pervez Musharraf as soon as government registers a complaint for trial of former president under article 6.

It may be mentioned that the government has constituted a 3-member special court to hear the high treason case against Pervez Musharraf. Justice Faisal Arab of Sindh High Court will head the court with Justice Yawar Ali and Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar of Lahore High Court and Balochistan High Court as its members.

SC had sent 5 names of judges along with their profiles to the government for initiation of proceedings against Pervez Musharraf under article 6 of the constitution. These names included Justice Noor ul Haq Qureshi of Islamabad High Court, Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar of Balochistan High Court, Justice Yahya Afridi of Peshawar High Court, Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali of Lahore High Court and Justice Faisal Arab of Sindh High Court.

SC had asked the government to choose any three of these judges to initiate the trial of Pervez Musharraf besides appointing the senior most judge among them as head of the special court.

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