ISLAMABAD: Former president retired General Pervez Musharaf on Saturday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging his non-bailable arrest warrants issued by an additional district and session judge in Abdul Rashid Ghazi murder case.

Judge Kamran Basharat Mufti issued the arrest warrants on June 19, rejecting his application for exemption from appearing before the court.

The court had directed the local police to produce the former military ruler on July 24.

In April, nine-member medical board comprising Karachi-based cardiologists and medical specialists advised the former military ruler not to travel out of Karachi.

The said report was produced before an Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) hearing Akbar Bugti murder case in which Gen Musharraf has been one of the accused.

The counsel for Gen Musharraf told the court that they had submitted medical report and prescription in sessions court but even then the judge issued non-bailable arrest warrants.

The court will take up the petition next week.

Published in Dawn, July 5th, 2015

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