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Musharraf's would-be assasin files new appeal
 Mushtaq Ahmed, who is convicted of attempting to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf, has filed a fresh appeal on Monday under article 185(3) of the constitution in the Supreme Court, which will be heard by a full bench on Wednesday. Earlier he had withdrawn his appeal when the Supreme Court pointed out that such an appeal did not lie under article 184(3) of the constitution, as it was not a matter of public importance. On Monday Colonel (retired) Mohammad Akram filed the fresh appeal. In November 2004 a military court had sentenced Mushtaq Ahmed to death under the Air Force Act for being part of a 2003 assassination bid on President Musharraf by blowing up the Jhanda Chichi bridge in Rawalpindi a few seconds after the president's motorcade passed over it. Posted by: Fred 2006-03-21 |
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