ISLAMABAD: Gen Musharraf would not appear personally in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, his lawyers said late on Monday.

“I have directed my panel of eminent lawyers to forcefully represent me in the Supreme Court of Pakistan tomorrow... These cases do not frighten me and I will fight all the cases in the court of law!” Gen Musharraf’s Facebook account quoted him as saying.

His lawyer, Syed Afshan Adil, told AFP that there would be a “security issue”.

The Pakistani Taliban threatened to assassinate Gen Musharraf on the eve of his March 24 return to Pakistan.

“It has been decided that his lawyers will represent him. However when the court considers it necessary he will appear in person,” Mr Adil said.—AFP