LHC admits Musharraf's plea for hearing

The Lahore High Court on Tuesday admitted a petition for regular hearing filed by former president Pakistan Gen Pervez Musharraf (retd) against a verdict reserved by a special court in the high treason case against him and called summary about formation of the trial court by November 28.

Earlier, the court overruled an objection raised by the office of the registrar about the maintainability of the petition on the ground of territorial jurisdiction as he was a resident of Islamabad.

When asked the counsel for Musharraf told the court that there was an identical petition of interior ministry filed with the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

The court asked the counsel as to why the petitioner did not become a party to a review petition by a bar pending before the Supreme Court.

The counsel, however, insisted that the LHC is required to hear the matter as the decision of the special court will affect Musharraf whenever he returns to the country. In response to a court's query, the counsel said Musharraf had left the country on permission by the trial court.