LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned until May 23 the hearing of petitions seeking extradition of former President Pervez Musharraf and registration of a high treason case against him.
Earlier, Deputy Attorney General Ziaul Qamar appeared before the court and sought time for preparation.
The court accepting the request and adjourned the matter until May 23.
Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed was hearing two petitions filed by Ilamuddin Ghazi advocate and Aziz Ahmad Awan.
Ghazi had levelled 15 allegations of different nature against the former military ruler.
The lawyer alleged that the former army chief had dissolved an elected parliament without "any cogent reason just to save his own skin".
Recounting illegalities committed by Musharraf, Ghazi submitted that he had violated the Constitution after he prevented judges of the Supreme Court and four High Courts from performing their judicial duties and detained Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry along with his children.
He said that when the legal fraternity launched a movement for the restoration of the judiciary, they were severely beaten up and false criminal cases were filed against them.
Accusing Gen (retd) Musharraf of killing thousands of Hafiz-e-Quran girls and boys during the Jamia Hafsa operation in Islamabad, the lawyer said that the former president also compelled Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan to accept charges of illegally selling nuclear technology, which tarnished the country's image abroad.
Blaming Musharraf for being involved in the Karsaz incident in Karachi, the petitioner alleged that Musharraf had ordered the killing of "patriot (Nawab) Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti and also threatened his family members".
He submitted that Musharraf joined the United States in its war after the 9/11 incident without the nation's consent and handed over innocent citizens from the Muslim country to America.
According to Ghazi, Gen (Retd) Musharraf also made plans to kill former PM Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
Citing a statement of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, the lawyer accused Musharraf of committing a "series of heinous crimes", including the kidnapping of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
The petitioner requested the court to direct the federal government to lodge a case against the former president under Article 6 of the Constitution. Awan, through his counsel Khawar Khan, prayed the court to issue directions for extradition of Musharraf and issue red warrants for him.
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