SHC declares Musharraf disqualified from contesting election

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday issued a detailed verdict into disqualification of former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for participating in election.

A three-judge bench of the SHC, headed by Chief Justice Maqbool Baqir, authored the detailed verdict that bars Musharraf from contesting election, declaring that the former military ruler misused his powers and abrogated the Constitution.

The ruling said that in the light of his measures, Musharraf could not be declared righteous as he did not fulfill criteria for Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution.

The SHC said that Pervez Musharraf’s shameful act of abrogation of the Constitution and misuse of power caused damage to the country’s reputation.

The order noted that law is equally applied on the civil and defence institutions of the country and that the authority is used in accordance with the law not at gunpoint.