ISLAMABAD: A senior Pakistan lawyer has withdrawn himself as chief prosecutor from the high treason case against former military ruler Gen. (retired) Pervez Musharraf.
Akram Sheikh was appointed as head of the prosecution team by the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) government which is no longer in power.
In his resignation letter sent to the interior secretary on Monday, Sheikh expressed his inability to proceed with the case after the imminent change of government at the center, the local daily newspaper Dawn reported.
“If the PTI wanted to continue with the case, it could engage a lawyer to proceed with the case,” Sheikh was quoted as saying by Dawn.
The outgoing PML-N government had lodged a high treason case against the former president soon after coming to power in 2013.
Musharraf was indicted by the special court in the case for abrogation of constitution by promulgation of emergency rule in the country on Nov. 3, 2007. However, the special court could not proceed against the former army chief as Islamabad High Court stayed the decision and Musharraf was allowed to leave the country.
The special court resumed hearing of the case earlier this year and ordered the blocking of Musharraf’s Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) and passport in May.
Now that the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) is likely to form the next government, it will choose how to pursue the case against Musharraf.
Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League withdrew its candidate, Muhammad Amja, in support of PTI chief Imran Khan in NA-53 constituency of Islamabad in the recent general elections.
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Head of prosecution team withdraws from Musharraf treason case
Head of prosecution team withdraws from Musharraf treason case
- A high treason case was lodged against former President Gen. (retired) Pervez Musharraf for his role in the promulgation of emergency rule in the country on Nov. 3, 2007
- Senior advocate Akram Sheikh was appointed head of the prosecution team by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) government
Discussions with Board of Peace ‘on hold’ due to Iran war, Indonesia says
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s foreign minister said talks on US President Donald Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace,” of which the Southeast Asian nation is a key troop-contributing member, were on hold due to the Middle East war.
The US and Israeli air war against Iran has killed scores of civilians, thrown global air transport into chaos and sent oil prices surging after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
“All BoP discussions are on hold as all attention has shifted to the situation in Iran,” Minister Sugiono, who goes by one name, said late on Tuesday in response to a question on calls for Indonesia to exit the peace board in the aftermath of the fresh conflict in the Middle East.
“We will also consult with our friends and colleagues in the Gulf because they are also under attack,” Sugiono told reporters after attending an event alongside President Prabowo Subianto.
Indonesia’s participation on the board has drawn criticism from experts and Muslim groups at home, who say it compromises the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation’s longstanding support for the Palestinian cause.
Indonesia backs a two-state solution.
The Indonesian Ulema Council, a leading clerical body, said on March 1 that Indonesia should leave the board, citing Trump’s attack on Iran as rendering the initiative ineffective.
Meanwhile, Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization, said Jakarta should use its position to press Israel and the United States to halt the violence.
Trump first proposed the board in September when he unveiled a plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza, later expanding its remit to address other global conflicts typically handled by the United Nations.
Sugiono also said Prabowo is willing to be a mediator in the Iran war in a bid “to cool down and de-escalate the situation in the region.”
Indonesia is readying 1,000 troops for potential deployment in Gaza by early April as part of a proposed multinational peacekeeping force, its army said, as part of the UN-mandated International Stabilization Force. It has also been given the deputy commander role of the force.
The US and Israeli air war against Iran has killed scores of civilians, thrown global air transport into chaos and sent oil prices surging after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
“All BoP discussions are on hold as all attention has shifted to the situation in Iran,” Minister Sugiono, who goes by one name, said late on Tuesday in response to a question on calls for Indonesia to exit the peace board in the aftermath of the fresh conflict in the Middle East.
“We will also consult with our friends and colleagues in the Gulf because they are also under attack,” Sugiono told reporters after attending an event alongside President Prabowo Subianto.
Indonesia’s participation on the board has drawn criticism from experts and Muslim groups at home, who say it compromises the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation’s longstanding support for the Palestinian cause.
Indonesia backs a two-state solution.
The Indonesian Ulema Council, a leading clerical body, said on March 1 that Indonesia should leave the board, citing Trump’s attack on Iran as rendering the initiative ineffective.
Meanwhile, Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization, said Jakarta should use its position to press Israel and the United States to halt the violence.
Trump first proposed the board in September when he unveiled a plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza, later expanding its remit to address other global conflicts typically handled by the United Nations.
Sugiono also said Prabowo is willing to be a mediator in the Iran war in a bid “to cool down and de-escalate the situation in the region.”
Indonesia is readying 1,000 troops for potential deployment in Gaza by early April as part of a proposed multinational peacekeeping force, its army said, as part of the UN-mandated International Stabilization Force. It has also been given the deputy commander role of the force.
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