ISLAMABAD – The interior secretary told a special court on Wednesday thatInterpol rejected the plea for former president Pervez Musharraf’ redwarrant.
The special court resumed the hearing of the high treason case againstformer president Pervez Musharraf. A two-member bench comprising of JusticeYawar Ali and Justice Mazhar Akbar heard the case. The interior secretarysubmitted the report in high treason case against Musharraf to the specialcourt.
During the hearing, interior secretary told court that interpol hasrejected the plea seeking red warrants for Musharraf. “Interpol says thatsuch warrants are not issued in political cases,” he said.
Prosecution head Akram Sheikh maintained that the new government has todecide over initiating treason case against Musharraf. “The lawyers ofMusharraf in the case are now in government. The interior ministry candecide better,” he added.
Justice Yawar allowed Akram Sheikh to part away from the prosecutionresponsibilities. The special court sought the complete details of theMusharraf’s assets in Pakistan. The hearing of the case was adjourned untilSeptember 10.
On August 20, the special court in Islamabad had summoned the interiorsecretary over non-arrest of Musharraf in a high treason case despiteissuance of non-bailable warrants against him.
On March 18, 2016, the former president left Pakistan for Dubai for medicaltreatment after his name was removed from the Exit Control List on theorders of the Supreme Court.