Musharraf imposed November 3 emergency as Army chief

ISLAMABAD: Pervez Musharraf imposed the November 3, 2007 emergency as Chief of Army Staff (COAS), the Head of the FIA probe team Khalid Qureshi informed the special court hearing the treason case.

A three member bench headed by Justice Faisal Arab heard Musharraf’s treason case in the Federal Shariat Court building on Thursday.

Qureshi who appeared in court as the prosecution witness further said that Pervez Musharraf had issued the PCO affidavit as the president. Qureshi added that the FIA probe team had reached the conclusion that Musharraf was guilty of violating the constitution by suspending it.

Qureshi informed the court that he had visited Musharraf at his Chak Shahzad farmhouse on December 6, 2013 with Hussain Asghar another member of the FIA team. Musharraf’s security advisor Colonel (retired) Ilyas was also present.

Qureshi said he showed Musharraf the November 3, 2007 emergency order, PCO and documents for the removal of judges which had his (Musharraf’s) signatures. According to Qureshi, Musharraf refused to give his statement on these documents.



Qureshi informed the court that after hearing statements of numerous institutions, personalities and reviewing evidence, the probe team had come to the conclusion that Musharraf was responsible for these actions and should be held accountable.