Disqualification case: Musharraf given till Thursday to appear in court

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday gave Pervez Musharraf till Thursday afternoon to present himself before it in the lifetime disqualification case against him, wondering how can a commando be so afraid to return to his country.

Chief justice Saqib Nisar, heading a three-judge bench hearing Musharraf’s appeal against his 2013 disqualification by the Peshawar high court, warned that if the former president does not show up in court by 2 pm on Thursday, a decision would be taken in the case according to law, the Dawn reported.

Last week, the apex court had allowed Musharraf, 74, to file nomination papers to contest the July 25 general elections on the condition that he would appear in person before the court in Lahore to attend the hearing in the case.

The former dictator did not appear in court despite the apex court’s order.