Musharraf to challenge special court in SC

ISLAMABAD: Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has decided to challenge the special court, set up to initiate high treason trial against him, in the Supreme Court, Geo News reported.

Sources said eminent lawyers Sharifuddin Pirzada and Ibrahim Satti met Pervez Musharraf at his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad in this regard.

They would submit their power of attorney in the apex court to proceed the case.

Special Court:

The government had formed a special court to hear former president General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf's high treason trial under Article 6 of Constitution.

The government had approved a three-member bench, which will be headed by Sindh High Court's Justice Faisal Arab.

Balochistan High Court's Justice Syde Tahira Safdar and Lahore High Court's Justice Yawar Ali are the other two members of the bench.

The former president seized power in a coup in 1999 and ruled for almost a decade until he was forced to step down in 2008.