RAWALPINDI: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday slapped a three-day house arrest order on former military chief Pervez Musharraf over the murder of Benazir Bhutto more than five years ago, a prosecutor said.
Musharraf is already under a two-week house arrest period, set to expire on May 4, over the sacking of judges when he imposed emergency rule in November 2007 and the fresh order will run concurrently.
The retired general appeared in court in Rawalpindi for his remand hearing under tight security. He is accused of conspiracy to murder former Prime Minister Bhutto, who died in a gun and suicide attack in December 2007.
"We requested a three-day remand of retired general Pervez Musharraf and judge Chaudhry Habib-ur Rehman gave a three-day remand and adjourned the case until Tuesday," prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar told AFP.
"However, we can present him to the court even before Monday, if we complete the investigation," he added.
Musharraf is being held at his plush villa on the edge of Islamabad where his party complained that he has been confined to two rooms and stripped of his personal staff.
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