No longer a citizen, ex-President Pervez Musharraf was asked to appear before the Supreme Court. Only he didn’t, stating that he was afraid to return.
Yesterday, on the 13th on June 2018, Pakistan’s Supreme Court today gave former military ruler Pervez Musharraf a deadline until today afternoon to present himself in the court in the lifetime disqualification case against him, wondering how can a commando be so afraid to return to his country.
The Supreme Court had ordered Musharraf to return to Pakistan and appear before it on June 13 but then extended the deadline to 2PM today.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, who is heading a three-judge bench hearing Musharraf’s appeal warned that if the former president does not show up in court by 2 PM, a decision would be taken in the case according to law, the Pakistan news agency reported.
Last week, the apex court had allowed Musharraf, 74, to file nomination papers to contest the July 25 general elections on the condition that he would appear in person before the court on today in Lahore to attend the hearing in the case.
Although Musharraf’s nomination papers for Chitral’s NA-1 seat were submitted earlier this week, the former dictator did not appear in court today despite SC orders that his national identity card (CNIC) and passport were unblocked in order to facilitate his travel.
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“The Supreme Court is not bound to Musharraf’s terms,” justice Nisar said.
“We’ve already said that if Musharraf returns, he will be provided with security. We are not bound to provide a written guarantee. If Pervez Musharraf is a commando, he should show us by returning, instead of continuously parroting that he will return like a politician. Why does Musharraf need protection, what is he so afraid of? How can a commando be so afraid? Musharraf would say that he has evaded death many times but he was never afraid,” he said.
“If Musharraf has Parkinsons how will he show his fist?” he asked. “Musharraf should face the Constitution, the law, the nation and the courts,” he asserted.
Meanwhile, Stating he also needs a response from the court that he will not be put on the exit control list, General Musharraf said: “I haven’t decided. There are many issues involved and I am weighing all the pros and cons over the next few days and I will then take a decision,” he told in an exclusive interview.
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