RAWALPINDI: An Anti-terrorist court in Rawalpindi on Tuesday issued its orders to include the name of former President Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the investigation process in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported.
The court also directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to complete the investigation and submit a challan in the apex court in this regard and adjourned the hearing till May 3.
The former military ruler‚ had earlier been granted interim bail in Benazir Bhutto murder case till tomorrow.
Earlier, Musharraf appeared in the ATC amid tight security from his Chak Shahzad farmhouse of Islamabad which is declared sub-jail where he has been confined on 14-day judicial remand.
Musharraf, who is also chief of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), was escorted by security personnel as the court premises were completely cordoned off. He was presented before the judge Habib Urrehman.
Witnesses in the Benazir murder case were to be presented in the court.
Dozens of lawyers and supporters of Pervez Musharraf were also present outside the court, chanting slogans against each others.
Also, a two-member bench comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain is hearing five identical petitions against Musharraf seeking his trial under Article 6 of the Constitution for imposing emergency and subverting the Constitution in 2007.
On Monday, the caretaker government refused to put Musharraf on trial for treason, telling the court that it was beyond its mandate.
Musharraf returned last month after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to take part in May 11 general elections despite the possibility of arrest on various charges and death threats from the Pakistani Taliban.
DND
