Musharraf remanded to judicial custody till May 4

April 20, 2013 12:32

Former President Pervez Musharraf was today remanded to judicial custody for a fortnight by an anti-terrorism court in the Pakistani capital, a day after his arrest in a case over the imposition of emergency rule in 2007.

Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi of the anti-terrorism court remanded the 69-year-old former military ruler to judicial custody after hearing arguments by Musharraf's lawyer and the counsel of several persons who filed petitions against him.

Zaidi briefly reserved his judgment before announcing his decision.

He directed authorities to produce Musharraf in court again on May 4. During the hearing held at the court complex in Sector F-8 of Islamabad, Musharraf's lawyer Qamar Afzal told the judge that he was cooperating with police officials investigating the detention of more than 60 judges during the emergency and should be remanded to judicial custody.

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