QUETTA - An anti-terrorism court on Monday granted exemption to former president Pervez Musharraf from appearing before it in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case on Monday.
ATC Judge Nazeer Ahmed had summoned Musharraf in the court during the hearing of Akbar Bugti murder case. Defence counsel, Zeeshan Cheema, submitted a medical report of Musharraf and sought his exemption from appearing in the court.
The court dismissed the medical board report and stated that if Musharraf failed to appear on the next date of hearing, his bail would be cancelled.
The court, granting temporary exemption to Musharraf, ordered the governments of Balochistan and Sindh to constitute a joint medical board to conduct medical examination of Pervez Musharraf and produce a report on the next date of hearing. The court adjourned the hearing of the case on December 10.