Pakistan: Special court hands death penalty to Pervez Musharraf in high treason case
Pakistan: A special court on Tuesday handed over a death sentence to the former president of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case. A three-member bench of the special court headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad announced the decision on Tuesday.
Earlier, the special court during the hearing of high treason case against the former president Pervez Musharraf had said that it would announce the verdict on December 17 even if arguments of both sides will not be completed by then.
Meanwhile, it is pertinent to mention that the special court on November 19 had said that the verdict in the case would be announced on November 28. However, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) barred it from doing so. -PTC News
