‘Pervez Musharraf needs to be treated in the US’
17 Jan 2014 5:35 AM IST
Musharraf is currently in a military hospital with a heart condition, after falling ill while travelling to the special treason tribunal two weeks ago.
The 70-year-old has yet to appear in person before the three-judge panel, after missing repeated hearings due to security fears and the health scare.
‘We have attached a letter with the documents from the doctors of a heart clinic in Texas and they have recommended that he should be shifted to that clinic for further treatment,’ lawyer Masnoor Ali Khan told the tribunal.
Doctors at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, where Musharraf is being treated, have diagnosed him with coronary artery disease and his lawyers have suggested he should be treated abroad.
There have been rumours for months that a deal would be struck to get Musharraf out of the country before the trial’s completion to avoid a destabilising clash between the government and the powerful armed forces.
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The 70-year-old has yet to appear in person before the three-judge panel, after missing repeated hearings due to security fears and the health scare.
‘We have attached a letter with the documents from the doctors of a heart clinic in Texas and they have recommended that he should be shifted to that clinic for further treatment,’ lawyer Masnoor Ali Khan told the tribunal.
Doctors at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, where Musharraf is being treated, have diagnosed him with coronary artery disease and his lawyers have suggested he should be treated abroad.
There have been rumours for months that a deal would be struck to get Musharraf out of the country before the trial’s completion to avoid a destabilising clash between the government and the powerful armed forces.
Medical Board set up to look into Musharraf’s health issues
ISLAMABAD: The special court conducting Pervez Musharraf’s treason trial today ordered the setting up of a medical board to assess the former Pakistani dictator’s health condition after his lawyer said he should be sent to the US for treatment. The board comprising doctors of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in Rawalpindi will have to ascertain 70-year-old Musharraf’s condition and submit its findings to the court on 24 January.
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ISLAMABAD: Angered by a question from a Pakistani journalist, embattled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer on Thursday called him ‘an Indian’. ‘Shame on you, you sound like an Indian journalist,’ said senior lawyer Ahmed Raza Kasuri, a key member of Musharraf’s legal team. ‘You sound like an Indian journalist. Shame on you. Shame on you...’
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