Verdict on Musharraf’s bail reserved in Abdul Rashid Ghazi case

ISLAMABAD: The court of Additional Sessions Judge, Wajid Ali has reserved judgment on the bail application of former president, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of Abdul Rashid Ghazi. The court will announce its decision on November 1. Earlier, the defence counsel in the case, Ilyas Siddiqui argued that the orders to conduct the Lal Masjid operation were not given by Musharraf. Siddqui said prior to the operation, people in Islamabad were being kidnapped. He added that the police file did not contain any order of the operation given by the former president. According to the defence counsel, the Army had been summoned by the deputy commissioner Islamabad for the operation.