ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed its registrar office to fix, in open court, a plea by former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf challenging the registrar’s decision to not entertain his plea against the special court’s high treason verdict. A month later, the former army chief approached the apex court seeking to overturn the high treason verdict. But the RO returned Musharraf’s plea after raising an objection under Supreme Court Rules 1980 that says a convict has to surrender to the authorities before filing an appeal. Former president’s attorney Salman Safdar, while filing the appeal, stated that the requirement of surrendering Musharraf is not applicable owing to his health condition. The petition also stated that the former president ‘deserves’ that his appeal is entertained and heard by the Supreme Court.

Source: Pakistan Today February 25, 2020 14:37 UTC