AZHAR SIDDIQUE. Azhar Siddique, the lawyer of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, speaks on his phone outside the High Court building after a court decision in Lahore on January 13, 2020. Photo by Arif Ali/AFPhanded to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf
It caused a wave of controversy, with Musharraf – exiled in Dubai – slamming it as a"vendetta" and the military expressing its disappointment."The filing of the complaint, the constitution of the court, the selection of the prosecution team are illegal, declared to be illegal... And at the end of the day the full judgment has been set aside," the prosecutor representing the government, Ishtiaq A. Khan, told AFP.
His rule faced no serious challenges until he tried to sack the Supreme Court chief justice in March 2007, sparking nationwide protests and months of turmoil that led to the imposition of emergency rule.
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