Islamabad, Apr. 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected a request seeking the arrest of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf during the hearing of the treason case. A two-judge bench of the apex court, comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain heard the case against the retired general seeking his trial under Article 6 of the Constitution for imposing the state of emergency in 2007, reports The Dawn. Musharraf did not personally appear in court and was represented by Advocate Ahmed Raza Kasuri. Kasuri sought from the court six weeks” time from Musharraf to submit his response and said that Musharraf would reply to every point raised against him adding that certain hidden names would be revealed in the response. The bench granted six days” time to submit his response, adjourning the hearing until April 15. No one representing the federal government was present during the hearing. Earlier on Monday, the bench had directed Musharraf to appear before it on Tuesday to face charges of high treason and also barred him from leaving the country. (ANI)
