ISLAMABAD: The special court formed for the high treason case against former President and Army Chief General (R) Pervaiz Musharaf has tightened the noose against the accused Pervaiz Musharaf.

Justice Yahya Afridi led special court three member bench on Friday continued its hearing of the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf.

During the court proceedings, a representative of the Interior Ministry confirmed that the government was ready to provide Musharraf foolproof security upon his return.

“Musharraf has to appear before the court under any circumstance [now],” Justice Afridi observed.

The ministry also submitted details regarding Musharraf’s property holdings to the court, in which it stated that a report regarding the former president’s house in the Army Housing Scheme has yet to be submitted by the Director, Military Lands, while the ministry has also yet to receive a response from General Headquarters regarding the accused’s property on Khayaban-e-Faisal, Karachi.

The report by the Interior Ministry also stated that though the Islamabad Commissioner had confirmed Musharraf’s ownership of the Chak Shahzad farmhouse, reports regarding his properties in Lahore, Karachi and Gwadar are yet to be furnished.

Expressing displeasure with the ‘incomplete’ report, the court ordered the ministry to furnish full details regarding the accused’s properties, failing which the administrators of DHA Lahore and Karachi would be summoned to court.