ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday maintained the death sentence of former president Pervaiz Mushraf while
The apex
court said heirs of former president didn’t pursue the case despite the repeated notices, hence the appeal was dismissed. The apex
court also turned down the verdic
t of Lahore High Court (LHC) in which it had terminated the special court.
It noted that the special
court announced the sentence to Pervaiz Musharraft on December 17, 2019 and he filed appeal in SC on January 16, 2020.
Petitioner’s lawyer Salman Safdar informed the
court that former president passed away on February 5, 2023 and his appeal was fixed for hearing on November 10, 2023. The lawyer told the
court that he had conveyed several messages to the family of ex-president to pursue the case but he received no response.
A four-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Is
a and comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Amin ud Din Khan and Justice Athar Minallah, heard the case.
It may be mentioned that the LHC had terminated the special
court after declaring it against the law.
SC maintains deaths sentence to Pervaiz Musharraf in high treason case
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP):The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday maintained the death sentence of former president Pervaiz Mushraf while
upholding the verdict of the special
court in the high treason case.
The apex
court said heirs of former president didn’t pursue the case despite the repeated notices, hence the appeal was dismissed. The apex
court also turned down the verdic
t of Lahore High Court (LHC) in which it had terminated the special court.
It noted that the special
court announced the sentence to Pervaiz Musharraft on December 17, 2019 and he filed appeal in SC on January 16, 2020.
Petitioner’s lawyer Salman Safdar informed the
court that former president passed away on February 5, 2023 and his appeal was fixed for hearing on November 10, 2023. The lawyer told the
court that he had conveyed several messages to the family of ex-president to pursue the case but he received no response.
The
court further said that it had served notices to the legal heirs of Pervaiz Musharraf at their available addresses in Pakistan and abroad. The notices were also published in the newspaper, it added.
A four-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Is
a and comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Amin ud Din Khan and Justice Athar Minallah, heard the case.
It may be mentioned that the LHC had terminated the special
court after declaring it against the law.
