Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence of Former Military Ruler Pervez Musharraf Declared Guilty of Treason
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, declared guilty of high treason in December 2019. The order comes after a four-judge SC bench took up a set of appeals pertaining to the 2020 Lahore High Court (LHC) order declaring unconstitutional the death sentence awarded to Musharraf. In November, the top court had fixed for hearing a set of appeals, including one filed by the late military …