Former Pakistan military ruler, Musharraf fails to turn up for a hearing at the Supreme Court, blames bad health.
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court today withdrew a conditional permission for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to contest elections after he failed to appear in court.
Musharraf had filed his nomination from the northern district of Chitral after the court last week allowed him to contest the July 25 general election but made it conditional on his appearance before it on June 13 in a case linked to his lifelong disqualification by the Peshawar High Court in 2013.
Chief Justice Saqib Nisar yesterday rebuked the former army chief for “cowardice”, taunting him for not appearing in court and had told him to appear by 2 pm today.
During the hearing, his counsel Qamar Afzal informed the court that Musharraf, 74, was determined to return but it was not possible for him to come immediately.
I have spoken to Musharraf, he asks for more time. He plans to come to Pakistan but due to Eid holidays and illness, he can’t travel immediately, Afzal said.-PTI