The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the sentence of former President General Retired Pervez Musharraf and upheld the decision of the special court, upholding the death sentence.
The cases related to former President Pervez Musharraf were heard by a 4-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Atharmanullah are also included in the bench.
The petitioner’s lawyer Hamid Khan said in his arguments that Pervez Musharraf has filed an appeal against the sentence which is a criminal appeal, our petition is against the annulment of the sentence by the Lahore High Court which is a constitutional matter, both the appeals should be heard separately.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan said that in the present case, the jurisdiction of the Lahore High Court and the appeal are two separate matters.
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed against Pervez Musharraf’s disqualification
During the hearing, the federal government opposed the appeal against Pervez Musharraf’s sentence, on which the Chief Justice asked Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman, are you opposing or supporting Pervez Musharraf’s appeal? The Attorney General said that Pervaiz is opposing Musharraf’s appeal
