Former president Pervez Musharraf addressing the nation. -APP File Photo

LAHORE A constitutional petition has been moved in the Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking trial of former President Gen Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution and directions for federal government not to allow him to leave the country.

The petition has been filed by advocate Zahid Hussain Malik through his counsel Dr Farooq Hassan under Article 184 (3) at Supreme Court Registry here.

The petitioner has sought declarations against Pervez Musharraf that by his admittedly unconstitutional actions of November 3, 2007 he committed a subversion of the constitution as outlined in Article 6 when he imposed by an act of a patent usurpation emergency in the country.

After the imposition of emergency he proceeded to the dismissal of the entire superior judiciary consisting at that time of around 94 judges and then detaining those who stood by the dictates of their conscience and declined to take another oath of allegiance to him under the Provisional Constitutional Order unlawfully imposed by him that day in the country.

The petitioner hopes that the federal government, through its secretary defence, proceeds against Gen Musharraf in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 read with the high treason act of 1973 and also for his trial by the creation of a Court Martial under the Pakistan Army Act for violating the provisions relating to officers of the army in accordance with the law.