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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Musharraf challenges his disqualificationISLAMABAD: Former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday challenged in the Supreme Court, his disqualification for life in holding a public office.
Musharraf also submitted an appeal in the apex court for his release in the judges’ detention case. The former president filed these two appeals in the Supreme Court through his lawyer Ilyas Siddiqui. The Peshawar High Court (PHC) in April this year placed a lifetime ban on the former military ruler for contesting elections.
In the appeal, Musharraf’s lawyer prayed that there is no clause in the constitution regarding life ban and the PHC exceeded its powers by banning him for life from holding any public office. inp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk