Summary Musharraf’s counsel says that there are ’50-50’ chance ex-president will appear in court today.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Former president and Army chief Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf has been shifted to ICU on Sunday after his blood pressure shot up, a day before he was expected to appear before the Special Court in the high treason case.
“There is a 50-50 chance” of the former president appearing in the court, a member of his legal team, Ahmad Raza Kasuri, said on Sunday
The three-judge court had issued a warrant against Musharraf on March 14, ordering that he be arrested on March 31 and produced before the bench if he refuses to appear.
On the other hand, the security plan on the occasion of Musharraf’s expected appearance in the court in high treason case has been finalised. His route has been given the status of VVIP route.
Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) where former president Pervez Musharraf is seeking treatment for past three months has reportedly prepared a medical report saying Musharraf cannot leave hospital, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, the report that will be presented before court instead of Musharraf also seeks permission for former president to go abroad to visit ailing mother whose condition also deteriorated on Saturday.
The report also says Musharraf is suffering from severe depression for not being able to visit ailing mother.
Earlier, Musharraf’s lawyers met him at AFIC to discuss possible appearance before court due on Monday.
The security plan for former president Pervez Musharraf’s expected appearance in court in high treason case was finalized earlier on Sunday.
Musharraf’s route has been given the status of VVIP route.
According to police sources, 2,650 police and Rangers personnel will be deployed in the twin cities. Over 650 personnel will be posted in Rawalpindi while 2,000 policemen will be deployed at different points of the route.
Four different routes have been designed to take Musharraf to the court while the final route will be decided in morning.
It is pertinent to mention here that former president’s ailing mother was admitted to Sharjah Hospital on Saturday when her condition worsened suddenly.
According to a UAE paper, Pervez Musharraf’s 95-year-old mother Zarin Musharraf was taken to W. Wilson Hospital in Sharjah when her condition deteriorated all of a sudden. Reportedly, she is suffering from a breathing difficulty which can lead to heart problem.
The spokesperson of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) had appealed the public to pray for recovery of Musharraf’s mother. Spokesperson said it is unclear as of now whether or not former president Musharraf will be given permission to visit his mother.
