Pakistan’s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf on Monday did not appear before an anti-terrorism court in a case relating to the 2006 murder of elderly Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, citing poor health.
The court in Quetta had specifically directed the 71-year-old former President to appear in person but Gen. Musharraf, who is in Karachi, did not turn up.
Health grounds Gen. Musharraf’s lawyer told reporters that his client was not keeping good health and could not travel to Quetta for the hearing.While Gen. Musharraf did not appear for the hearing, two of his guarantors — former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and former Home Minister Balochistan Shoaib Nowsherwani — did.
Judge of ATC-1 Nazeer Ahmed Langove adjourned the hearing for October 13.
