Islamabad: Close on the heels of being slapped with summons by the Supreme Court over his actions during emergency, Pakistan`s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf faced more troubles as opposition PML-N threatened to lodge a fresh case against him for alleged high treason.
Adding to the woes of the beleaguered former President,
his arch-foe Lord Nazir Ahmad of the UK also announced that he
would move a London court against Musharraf, currently in
Britain on a lecture tour, for alleged "war crimes"
PML-N Chairman, Senator Raja Zafar ul Haq, said that his
party has begun consultations with legal experts to invoke
Article 6 of the Constitution to bar "free movements" of
Musharraf, also former army chief.
The Article 6 stipulates that any person who abrogates or
attempts or conspire to subvert the Constitution by use of
force or show of force or by other unconstitutional means
shall be guilty of high treason. It also underlines that
Parliament shall by law provide for the punishment of persons
found guilty of high treason.
"A formal case will be lodged against the ex-President
(Musharraf) thus consultations with our legal experts are
underway to come to a conclusion," Haq told Online news agency
in an interview.
The PML-N is headed by ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif, who was
toppled by Musharraf in a bloodless army coup in October 1999.
Haq said Sharif is a national leader and there was no
justification to oust him from Parliament and the country`s
politics.
Bureau Report
