Pak court declares Musharraf a 'proclaimed offender' in Benazir assassination case
Rawalpindi, May 30ANI: The Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court ATC has declared former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf a proclaimed offender in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. According to The Dawn, Judge Rana Nisar Ahmed issued the order after taking notice of the Federal Investigation Agency's special public prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar's request. Earlier in April, Zulfiqar had requested the court to start the process of declaring Musharraf a proclaimed offender because his arrest warrants could not be served on him and that he was wilfully avoiding them. Declaring the former President a proclaimed offender would enable the court to attach his immovable property in Pakistan and proceed with the trial of other accused in the case, leaving the authorities to seek other means for his arrest. Musharraf has been accused of failing to provide adequate security to Bhutto and conspiring to assassinate the former Prime Minister in December 2007. Several cases are pending against Musharraf in courts across Pakistan, and the UN enquiry commission's report also held his regime responsible for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in December 2007. ANI
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