AG says there is solid evidence against Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Attorney General, Munir A Malik said on Wednesday that there is solid evidence against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf in the treason trial.

Speaking with reporters, Malik added that treason was punishable by the death penalty or life imprisonment.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved a panel of three judges for the trial of Musharraf for high treason under article 6 of the Constitution.

The special court will be headed by Justice Faisal Arab from the Sindh High Court (SHC), while Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) and Justice Yawar Ali of the Lahore High Court (LHC) will be its members.