Musharraf's medical report submitted to court

January 07, 2014 16:21

Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf's medical report was today presented in a sealed envelope to a special court conducting his treason trial, following which he was exempted from appearance for two days.

Justice Faisal Arab' the head of the special court' said the bench will give its decision on the medical report after reviewing it on Thursday.

The report was submitted in a sealed envelope by the court's registrar, Abdul Ghani Soomro. "Lawyers will also be allowed to see the report," said Arab.

Musharraf was admitted to a military hospital in Rawalpindi on January 2 after he suffered heart problems while being taken to the special court to face charges of high treason for imposing emergency in 2007.

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