“pain and anguish” over Musharraf verdict: ISPR

An ex-army chief,and President of Pakistan, who has served the country for over 40 years

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army said that it was in “a lot of pain and anguish” over the sentencing to death of former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case.

“An ex-army chief, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and President of Pakistan, who has served the country for over 40 years, fought wars for the defence of the country can surely never be a traitor,” the military’s public relations wing said in a statement.

It said that the due legal process seemed to have been ignored including the constitution of a special court, denial of fundamental right of self-defence, undertaking individual specific proceedings and concluding the case in haste.