IHC orders reinvestigation of Musharraf treason case

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered reinvestigation of the Musharraf treason case and nullified the special court's earlier decision which had directed the federal government to resubmit its complaint in the case after including the names of abettors in the charge sheet.

The decision was announced in response to three petitions filed separately by Shaukat Aziz, Zahid Hamid and Abdul Hameed Dogar against the order of the special court announced in November 2014, nominating them as co-accused in the high treason case.

The IHC bench, comprising Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi and Justice Aamir Farooq had earlier reserved the verdict in the case on October 19.

Earlier, Additional Attorney General Afnan Karim Kundi had submitted before the IHC that the federal government was ready to examine the role of any abettor in the imposition of the 2007 emergency.

The trial in the treason case was stopped in December 2014 when the IHC admitted three identical petitions filed by Shaukat Aziz, Abdul Hameed Dogar and Zahid Hamid against the special court order.

Later on October 27 this year an order by the special court stated: “In view of the fact that the judgment of the Islamabad High Court is awaited, these proceedings are adjourned to November 27, 2015 at 9:30.”

The special court, hearing the treason case against former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf, on October 15 2014 had demanded for a collective trial of all accomplices of the former president

The special court had used the word “selective investigation” which the government wanted to be expunged.

Musharraf had demanded that the civilian leadership and the military authorities that allegedly abetted in the imposition of the November 3, 2007 emergency should also be tried along with him.

Also read: Emergency record ‘removed’ by Musharraf’s chief of staff

According to the proclamation issued for the November 3 emergency, Musharraf imposed the emergency after consulting the then prime minister, the governors of all four provinces and the chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee, the chiefs of the armed forces, the vice-chief of army staff and the corps commanders of the Pakistan Army.

Also Read: Emergency imposed on ‘Shaukat’s advice’

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Malik Asad is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn with two decades of experience covering legal affairs, judicial developments, and the civil bureaucracy. He can be found on X at @asadrp.

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Harmony-1

Nov 10, 2015 05:25pm

Abettors being excluded. Very convenient selective justice!!!

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saeed

Nov 10, 2015 05:58pm

Ruling parties still fear musharraf's popularity.

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Pakistani

Nov 10, 2015 06:20pm

I support Sir Musharraf. But he made a mistake coming back to Pakistan. He should have stayed away and enjoyed his life. Why did he care enough for this country to come and suffer like this.

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Muhammed Ali

Nov 10, 2015 06:23pm

Musharraf these cowards are scared of you, they want to loot Pakistan to the extreme but Raheel is now in their way...long live both gentleman.

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SGH

Nov 10, 2015 06:55pm

Musharraf sincerely served Pakistan and Pakistan Army. His decisions were in interest of Pakistan. I feel great respect for him.

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PHILOSOPHER (from Japan)

Nov 10, 2015 07:01pm

Musharraf: A true Hero. He dares to talk media intelligently whether Indian or American.

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Muhammad

Nov 10, 2015 07:07pm

Selective justice will not serve this country we have already seen this in Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case when selective justice was done and the nation and country is still reaping the fruits of that selective justice a single person cannot run the country of such a large population without the help of other people in power

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~MAK

Nov 10, 2015 07:21pm

How come our judiciary system could allow to have selective justice?

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buzdar

Nov 10, 2015 07:43pm

selective justice , selection action again corruption by administration or selective rewarding of government to its favorites or family members is never in interest of the country

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Arslan

Nov 10, 2015 08:00pm

There is no treason case. It is simply NS vendetta case.

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Nadeem

Nov 10, 2015 08:13pm

They should rather investigate his NRO thing and those who got benefits from that..

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H Chaudhry

Nov 10, 2015 08:16pm

@saeed Musharraf has no popularity, he has NO VOTE bank! he has nothing.

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M. Johri

Nov 10, 2015 08:26pm

This is no justice, The harm which PML (N) have been inflicted to people of Pakistan is known to every one. One day here or hereafter this group have to pay back.

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Muhammad

Nov 10, 2015 08:31pm

@H Chaudhry "Musharraf has no popularity, he has NO VOTE bank! he has nothing" who told you this NS or AZ ? Karachi is the mini Pakistan lets start a survey from Karachi and you will see 90% of Karachiites are with Musharraf let alone the whole country

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Muhammad

Nov 10, 2015 08:32pm

@H Chaudhry Musharraf is unpopular only with extremists / fanatic parties and with corrupt politicians

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Waseem

Nov 10, 2015 09:00pm

@Muhammad Why survey? Lets ask Musharraf to contest in LG election if he cannot due to any legal issue then APML surely can nominate candidates and then see if he can without MQM's support win a single seat!!!

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Syed Ahmed, Canada

Nov 10, 2015 09:55pm

Waste of time and tax payers money.

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Guest65

Nov 10, 2015 09:57pm

This Legal Drama is already in the limbo with Musharaf falling on so called medical conditions to avoid court appearances and each time the court allows his application thus it will go no where and there will be No Justice done , No justice Served and No justice Seen to be served .In the mean time , lawyers on both sides will milk millions from the Govt kitty as well as Musharaf's pocket and the time will come the case will have No bearings what so ever on any body cos if one has to accept Musharaf's medical conditions as stated to court , he is a sort of just one beat missing scenario from his ailing heart and if that heart gives up , there will be No prime suspect to be tried and hence the case will end there .....

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masyed

Nov 10, 2015 10:04pm

Musharraf is still the only honest politician in Pakistan!

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masyed

Nov 10, 2015 10:09pm

Like other caring dedicated Pakistani leaders, he will be persecuted!

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Fahim Khan

Nov 10, 2015 10:10pm

complete waste of time....this is a third time prime minister!

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Lodhi

Nov 10, 2015 10:48pm

Complete waste of countries time and resources,fake witnesses and cases against a leader who served his country,if they want justice,than they should be going after the corrupt who live better than kings while the people suffer everyday.

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Imran A.

Nov 11, 2015 12:32am

Musharraf, it's good they are throwing pebbles at you. Tomorrow, you will through tiles at them. You were too kind to them. Your popularity has not reduced, it has only increased.

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Khan Irshad

Nov 11, 2015 12:52am

It is sad that a patriot General Musharaf is being tried for treason who defeated Indian forces and took back Kargil by force. This honest leader is being dragged in courts who is not involved in one cent corruption while Politicians who are convicted for money laundering and corruption are at the helm.

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Jason

Nov 11, 2015 02:30am

Sooner or later this will have to end. Everyone knows this. Better to stop wasting taxpayers money. All charges against him are false. Nothing but high drama.

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Reality Bites

Nov 11, 2015 04:11am

Why are they call one of the best leaders Pakistan has had, Gen. Musharraf, for treason. Something is really crooked here. Sadly we know how Pakistan treats its real heros, like professor Abdul Salaam.

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Harish Patel

Nov 11, 2015 04:50am

Musaraff has to pay for the crimes he has committed . Good to see democrecy back in Pakistan this is all because of USA

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syed

Nov 11, 2015 05:02am

We should purge the country of corrupt. The country will never prosper till the corrupt are there

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Mohsin

Nov 11, 2015 05:03am

@Khan Irshad once a justice is done no one will dare to impose marshall law which has already destroyed and divided pakistan.

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Justice

Nov 11, 2015 06:06am

Current civilian leadership are really afraid of General Musharaf because of his honesty & bravery. The bigiest mistake Genral Musharaf made was NRO deals made with the people, now these same people are looking to make another NRO deal with another great honest and brave Army general of Pakistan,Raheel Shareef, but this time all these people will be locked up in jails for forever.

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