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Musharraf a no-show at Supreme Court, lawyer asks for more time
[DAWN] The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday withdrew its directive allowing former dictator  Pervez PervMusharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... to file nomination papers after he failed to appear for a court hearing today. Last week, the SC had issued a directive permitting Musharraf to file nomination papers for the July 25 general elections on the condition that he appear in person before the court on June 13 in Lahore to attend a hearing. The court had said that the former army chief's nomination papers will be received by the returning officer, but would only be considered if Musharraf appeared in person at the SC Lahore registry. Musharraf had then filed his nomination papers from NA-1 Chitral after the court's directive, but failed to appear in court yesterday. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar then gave the former president until 2pm today to appear in person or face action according to the law. Musharraf's lawyer Qamar Afzal today pleaded that the former president plans on returning but needs more time to appear before the court owing to the "current situation [in the country]" and Eidul Fitr holidays. Adjourning the case for an unspecified period of time, the court took back its directive allowing Musharraf to file nomination papers and asked his lawyer to let the court know when he wants the case to be heard next. Posted by: Fred 2018-06-15 |
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