Justice seen to be done: Lifetime election ban on Musharraf

Dawn.com PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from politics for life. The ruling came in response to an appeal filed by the former army strongman over the rejection of his nomination papers for the National Assembly seat in Chitral. A four-member larger bench, headed by PHC Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and comprising of Justice Malik Manzoor, Justice Syed Afsar Shah and Justice Ikramullah ruled that since Musharraf had abrogated the Constitution twice, he could not be allowed to contest elections for either the National Assembly or the Senate. Announcing the decision, Justice Khan said Musharraf had imposed an illegal emergency and targeted the judiciary, therefore, the court was imposing a life-time ban on the retired general, barring him from contesting polls for the national and provincial assemblies as well as the Senate. The bench also rejected the former president’s appeal over the rejection of his nomination papers from NA-32 (Chitral).  ]]>