Wednesday, July 22, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The 14-member larger bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday summoned former President Pervez Musharraf to defend charges leveled against him for imposing emergency on November 3, 2007.
The larger bench issued a notice to Pervez Musharraf to appear in person or through counsel on July 29.
The PCO judges case hearing was adjourned till July 29.
A 14-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry heard the case relating the promulgation of emergency on November 3 and the appointment of judges of higher judiciary.
Giving his remarks, the CJ said justice will not meet its demands, if the court gives verdict without giving explanation chance to Musharraf; thereupon, Sindh High Court Bar counsel Hamid Khan retorted former Gen Yahya Khan appeared before court in Aasma Gilani case.
The CJ said the case is highly important.
CJ Chaudhry queried Hamid Khan Advocate regarding the repercussions of the verdict of this case, adding, ‘We will have to muse seriously why July 5, 77 happened, what effects judicial rulings had on national life.’
‘The case may have effects on our judges ranks, we will have to spot repercussions of the case ruling outside the courtroom.’
Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday said in his remarks that the judges who took oath on PCO on November 3, 2007, ran foul of the order of 7 SC judges. Source
I congratulate and appreciate all the Pakistanis for their patience and their support for the movement of Restoration Of Judiciary. The things we were waiting for so long have finally started to appear. First time in the history of Pakistan a military dictator will be questioned and punished for his crimes by civilian court and the evil effects of these crimes will be reversed. It will be a turning point in our history and will change our destiny.
Gen. Retired Parvez Musharraf is the man who overthrew a democratically elected government of Nawaz Sharif, having two third majority, on 12 October 1999 just to save himself from being punished for his crimes in Kargil Operation. It was his first martial law. He imposed second martial law on 3 November 2007, this time he was saving himself from being declared in-eligible for contesting presidential elections. The main reason behind it was our judiciary which shamelessly supported him in 1999 but in 2007 they refused to repeat their mistake. Now when Musharraf has failed to achieve any of his targets it is the right time to drag him into courts and punish him for his crimes.
This is the Payback time.
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