Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, in a statement issued following the verdict in the high treason case against General retired Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, said the “decision given by special court has been received with a lot of pain and anguish by rank and file of Pakistan Armed Forces”.
The statement by the director-general of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) comes after sources said a meeting of the top military leadership was held at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi in the wake of the judgement. “An ex-Army Chief, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee and President of Pakistan, who has served the country for over 40 years, fought wars for the defense of the country can surely never be a traitor,” said the ISPR statement. “The due legal process seems to have been ignored including the constitution of the special court, denial of the fundamental right of self-defence, undertaking individual-specific proceedings and concluding the case in haste.” ”Armed Forces of Pakistan expect that justice will be dispensed in line with Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” he said. Earlier today, a special court in Islamabad found Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence under Article 6 of the Constitution. A detailed judgment is expected within 48 hours. Source: Dawn.com
Saturday, May 9, 2026
