Pakistani court orders to bring Musharraf back to court
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Nov 1, IRNA -- A court in Pakistan on Tuesday ordered the government to bring back all the accused nominated in the murder of a tribal elder including former President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
Nawab Akbar Bugti, a Baloch tribal leader, was killed along with his 35 comrades in a military operation in Dera Bugti area of southwestern Balochistan province.
Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) issued the directives.
Bugti family had charged Pervez Musharraf, then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and several other former officials in the murder case.
On October 28, a Judicial Magistrate Court issued arrest warrants for Musharraf and Aziz on the request of the crime branch investigating the case.
The police had earlier obtained the arrest warrant of former home minister of Balochistan Shoaib Ahmed Nosherwani, but he has not yet been arrested.
The Balochistan government had earlier requested the federal government to extradite Musharraf, but the federal government had asked for his arrest warrant which is required by Interpol for issuance of red warrants to nab fugitives.
Musharraf, who is now leading All Pakistan Muslim League party, says he will return the country in March next year.
There is no extradition treaty between Britain and Pakistan and legal experts say that Musharraf cannot be extradited to Pakistan.
Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30642251
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