The Ministry of Law on Wednesday issued notification of formation of a special court to hear a treason case against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf (Retd). A summary of three names was forwarded to the President for his approval, after which the ministry issued the notification. Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had approved three names for the special court.
Three-member special court headed by Justice Faisal Arab of Sindh High Court would initiate treason trial against Musharraf under Article 6 of the constitution. According to Secretary Law, the special court will be independent to continue its work and the ministry of finance would bear the expenses of this court.