Special court hearing on treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf has resented his departure from the country after his name was removed from the Exit Control List (ECL), local media reported on Thursday.
Justice Mazhar Alam asked if the federation kept unaware of special court’s order in the case. Furthermore, State Counsel, Akram Sheikh said that the federation was informed about court’s order.
The three-member bench summoned Interior Secretary Arif Khan and ordered to file an explanation over Musharraf’s departure within 15 days.
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Musharraf was banned from leaving Pakistan in March 2013 after he returned to the country on an ill-fated mission to contest elections.
The former ruler was barred from taking part in the polls and instead faces a barrage of legal cases.
In January, Musharraf was acquitted over the 2006 killing of a Baloch rebel leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.
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But four cases against him remain one accusing him of treason for imposing emergency rule, as well as those alleging the unlawful dismissal of judges, the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and a deadly raid on Islamabad’s Red Mosque.
Last June, the Sindh High Court had lifted Musharraf’s travel ban, but the federal government appealed the verdict.
The Supreme Court upheld the Sindh High Court decision and ordered the government to allow Musharraf to travel.
What is this Mr Justice trying to prove? More loyal than the king!
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