Treason case adjourned after lawyers' boycott

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The hearing of a case relating to treason charges against former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf was adjourned Tuesday until tomorrow as special court judges could not reach court premises in the wake of a boycott of court proceedings by lawyers representing the district bar and Islamabad High Court in the federal capital, DawnNews reported.

After a gun and bomb attack in the capital city’s F-8 area Monday that left at least 11 people dead, including additional sessions judge Rafaqat Awan, and 29 others wounded, the lawyer community had announced a call for strike.

Registrar Abdul Ghani Soomro adjourned the case's hearing until tomorrow as special court judges could not reach court premises today.

Meanwhile, Musharraf’s counsel Ahmed Raza Kasuri said the special court had been constituted in the capital city, adding that the district bar and the Islamabad High Court had announced boycott of court proceedings for a week. Following the Islamabad attack, there were security threats surrounding the special court, he said.

He moreover criticised the capital police and demanded strict action against high-ranking officials. He said if weak security prevailed, then Musharraf would not appear in the court and they would have to request the special court to transfer the hearing of the trial to a safer location.

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Taimur

Mar 04, 2014 11:34am

Judges must also be under lot of pressure. There can't be justice in such circumstances. Judges know that if the decision will be in teh favor of Musharaf they may face the same consequences as faced by the honorable judge who was killed in terrorist attack yesterday.

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Zain

Mar 04, 2014 12:44pm

Knowingly this is a politically motivated case against President Pervaiz Musharaff. If special court Judges failed to deliver the unbiased and honest Judgment for President Pervaiz Musharaff, than they may not face the same consequences as faced by the honorable judge who was killed in terrorist attack yesterday, but they will not escape the wraith of Allah swt in the Day of Judgment.

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deendayal lulla

Mar 04, 2014 01:55pm

There should be a system,under which a litigant should be informed in advance,if a judge hearing the case is not present in the court. Such a system will be very user-friendly for the litigant.

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Asad

Mar 04, 2014 03:05pm

Pakistan is already facing number of problems and this government is busy in settling personal issues.

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zak

Mar 04, 2014 08:59pm

What-this case of a real patriot of pakistan still going on. Khuda key wastey, log mar rahey hein aur tum mian saab ghalat insan sey badla ley rahey ho!

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Syed Ahmed

Mar 04, 2014 09:02pm

By moving the trial court to the premises of AFIC the administration shall endanger the entire complex. Next best place could be the very secure Raiwind Estate.

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Shaikh Mohommd

Mar 04, 2014 09:07pm

@Zain: It is a good sign that Musharraf is in the dock. It is a signal to others not to violate the constitution.

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Syed Ahmed

Mar 04, 2014 09:34pm

@Zain: The sadist part is that most of the so called leaders, administrators and the judges seems to have lost faith in the Day of Judgement and fear of Allah, therefore are guilty of violating the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. According to SAAMA TV, Chaudhry Nisar and Chaudhry Iftikhar have been meeting a Judge of the special court at night to obtain assurances for humiliating Gen Musharraf, a Tit for Tat.

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Ayesha Khan

Mar 04, 2014 09:44pm

I am sick and tiered of reading the oft repeated news of terrorist attacks and the typical comments of the readers. Nothing will happen, unless Nawaz Shareef will stop taking the pocket money from the US.

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Ayesha Khan

Mar 04, 2014 09:44pm

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malick

Mar 04, 2014 10:16pm

To PM, COAS and C.J Please release on bail this ex army chief, give him army unit, let him deals with ttp and other terrorists, privide him full support of weapons he needed. Trial him in this battle field, if he does the job according to nation need satisfactory, ask the nation for his fate. There is no general in alive force to handle ttp.

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Seema

Mar 06, 2014 01:38am

@Syed Ahmed: If the news is true they should be tried and punished by the courts as it is interference in justice. Current CJ should take notice of this news.

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waseem

Mar 06, 2014 01:40am

@zak: What else is PM capable of doing?

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