ISLAMABAD: New development reported over former President Pervaiz Musharrafcase from the Federal government.
The federal government has appointed advocate Ali Zia Bajwa as a newprosecutor in the high treason case against former president retd GeneralPervez Musharraf.
According to a notification, Bajwa will represent the prosecution side asan assistant attorney general prosecution before a special court.
Earlier an Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench had stopped the special courtfrom issuing its verdict in the case.
The IHC gave this order on a petition filed by the interior ministryrequesting it to set aside the special court’s decision to announce itsjudgement in the high treason case on November 28.
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Accepting the ministry’s petition, the IHC barred the special court fromannouncing the verdict.
“For reasons to be recorded later, we allow writ petition…filed by theMinistry of Interior,” the court had ruled, directing the federalgovernment to notify a new prosecutor or a team of prosecution in thetreason case by December 5.
Besides, the special court has been ordered to fix a date for giving “areasonable opportunity of hearing” to the prosecutor or prosecution team aswell as the counsel appointed for Musharraf.
