Follow our special coverage of Coronavirus pandemic in India and get news updates from around the world. Musharraf had challenged the special court verdict and sought suspension of his trial in his absence. A special court in Pakistan has sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution. ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in power, officials said. According to the High Treason (Punishment) Act, 1973, the punishment for high treason is death or life imprisonment. However, according to this amendment, any person who abrogates or subverts or even suspends Constitution as by use of force or try to show some force through unconstitutional means. "Musharraf wanted to record his statement and was ready to visit Pakistan but he wanted foolproof security which was not provided," his lawyer Akhtar Shah said. High Treason Case. : A person who is found guilty-- (a) of having committed an act of abrogation or subversion of a constitution in force in Pakistan at any time since the twenty-third day of March, 1956; or (b) of high treason as defined in Article 6 of the Constitution, shall be punishable with death or imprisonment for life. He was booked in the treason case in December 2013. A three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, handed Musharraf, 76, death sentence in the long-drawn high treason case against Pervez Musharraf. The high treason charge has been pending since 2013. Prosecutor in Musharraf high treason case steps down July 31, 2018 on National by Monitoring Report ISLAMABAD: Lawyer Akram Sheikh on Monday stepped down as the prosecutor tasked by the PML-N government to in the high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. The verdict against Musharraf caps a six-year trial since he was first booked for high treason in court in December 2013, under a case moved by … Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 23 (ANI): Pakistan's former President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday moved the Lahore High Court just days before a … The treason case against Pervez Musharraf was initiated by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Islamabad: Pakistan's embattled former premier Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the three corruption cases filed against him were a result of the high treason case he instituted against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf was indicted on March 31, 2014, and the prosecution had tabled the entire evidence before the special court in September the same year. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against Musharraf over the former dictator's imposition of … The trial was pending since 2013. He was booked in the treason case in December 2013. It relates to Gen Musharraf's suspension of the constitution in 2007, when he declared an emergency in … Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com. ................................ Advertisement ................................ 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The high treason trial of the former military dictator for clamping the state of emergency on Nov 3, 2007, has been pending since December 2013. Musharraf was indicted on March 31, 2014, and the prosecution had tabled the entire evidence before the special court in September the same year. Advocate Raza Bashir has been nominated as the new defence counsel by the special court hearing the treason case against former military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf. Pervez Musharraf, 76, has been living in exile in Dubai since March 2016. Pervez Musharraf. The high treason trial of the former military dictator for clamping the state of emergency on November 3, 2007, filed during the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government, has been pending since 2013. The former Pakistan President was declared an absconder as he failed to appear in court despite repeated summons and the court issued a directive to the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to arrest him. The 2007 emergency had sparked protests against Musharraf, leading to his resignation in the face of impeachment proceedings. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 's former dictator General Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death in absentia in the high treason case for subverting the Constitution in 2007, becoming the first military ruler to receive the capital punishment in the country's history. Former Pakistan President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal case. 2. 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The 2007 emergency … B. The former military dictator was sentenced to death on Tuesday by a three-member bench of a special court in the long-drawn high treason case against him for suspending the constitution and imposing emergency rule in the country in November 2007, a punishable offence for which he was indicted in 2014. High treason case. Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan court in the high treason case, according to Pakistani media reports. 4-Shaarey Fatima Jinnah, Lahore Musharraf’s political party, All Pakistan Muslim League, said a day before that it would appeal the “one-sided” decision in the "He is still in Dubai and sick.". Ph: +92 42 36375963-5 Fax: 042-36298302 A special court in Islamabad on Tuesday found former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence under Article 6 … Arif Nizami (Editor) Since then, he has spent most of his time between Dubai and London. Punishment for high treason, etc. PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh filed a petition in Sindh High Court (SHC) seeking treason case against former PM KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e … The three-judge bench announced the verdict it had reserved on November 19, the Dawn newspaper reported. It's the first time in Pakistan's history that a former army chief and ruler of the country has been sentenced to death. Imran Khan-led Pakistan government has asked the Islamabad High Court to postpone the verdict of the high treason case against the former dictator, President and Army Chief General Retd. October 24, 2019: The Pakistan Terhreeke Insaf (PTI) government sacks the prosecution team in the high treason case. 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October 8, 2019: Special court decides to hear the high treason trial on a daily basis from October 24. The high treason trial of the former military dictator for clamping the state of emergency on November 3, 2007, has been pending since December 2013. relationship between the concepts of constitution and high treason is nebulous and arbitrary, and practically because punitive sanction cannot guarantee democracy. A treason case has been registered against Mian Javed Latif of the Pakistan Muslim League party Arrest of DeKeets’ most wanted gang in Karachi: the police A stray dog bites an eight-year-old boy in Faisalabad A 14-hour documentary on the output opens online A three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, handed Musharraf, 76, death sentence in the long-drawn high treason case against him for suspending the Constitution and imposing emergency rule in 2007, a punishable offence for which he was indicted in 2014. (a) of having committed an act of abrogation or subversion of a constitution in force in Pakistan at any time since the twenty‑third day of March, 1956; or (b) of high treason as defined in Article 6 of the Constitution, shall be punishable with death or imprisonment for life. ISLAMABAD: General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has been convicted of high treason and sentenced to death by a special court in an unprecedented trail delayed by the absence of the septuagenarian former military ruler, who has been out of the country since 2016. 3. 3. THE ex-military leader of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death by hanging. The Musharraf high treason case (officially titled Federation of Pakistan v. 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Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death in the high treason case by a special court here. July 30, 2019: Prosecution head in high treason case against Musharraf quits. He asked the Lahore High Court to suspend the special court's reserved verdict until he is healthy enough to appear before the court. The special court had ordered Musharraf to record statement by December 5. Legal Background of Law of High Treason in Pakistan The judicial history of the law of high treason in Pakistan can be traced back to the 1958 cause celebre, Dosso. Pervez Musharraf, 76, has been living in exile in Dubai since March 2016 after he left Pakistan for medical treatment and has not returned since citing health and security. The trial was pending since 2013. After the December 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the national mood soured further and he was left isolated by the crushing losses suffered by his allies in February 2008 elections. He was booked in the treason case in December 2013. Former Pakistan president and army chief, General (R) Pervez Musharraf, has issued a video statement - from the hospital - on the death sentence given to him by a special court in a high treason case. He … The high treason trial of the former military dictator for clamping the state of emergency on November 3, 2007, has been pending since December 2013. Musharraf became a key US ally in the "war on terror" and escaped at least three Al-Qaeda assassination attempts during his nine years in office. Dubai: Former Pakistan Army Chief and ex-president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has been given the death penalty in a treason case by a special court in Pakistan. In March, he was admitted to a hospital in Dubai after suffering from an ailment. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s self-exiled former military ruler, General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, is all set to challenge a special court’s verdict against him in high treason case, after consultations with his lawyers, local media reported on Wednesday. In a letter to the secretary to the … Therefore, high treason in Pakistan is the major part of the constitution that described in the Article No 6 of the constitution. The counsel of petitioners’,…, –LHC CJ Yawar Ali to head bench comprising SHC justice Nazar Akbar and BHC Justice Tahira Safdar LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday formed a new bench of the…, –Former dictator’s counsel had accused PHC CJ of being biased towards his client, saying the judge had been associated with lawyers’ movement ISLAMABAD: The bench conducting the high-treason trial against former president General (r)…, "Dedicated to the legacy of the late Hameed Nizami" The treason case against Pervez Musharraf was initiated by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. His rule faced no serious challenges until he tried to sack the chief justice in March 2007, sparking nationwide protests and months of turmoil that led to the imposition of a state of emergency. Sharif, 68, said the corruption cases, as well as the sit-in protests of 2014, were due to the legal action taken against Musharraf for imposing emergency in the country. 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