Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was arrested by police at his farmhouse near Islamabad today, Pakistan’s Geo TV reported. He was later presented before the judicial magistrate.
“General Musharraf has been sent on a two-day judicial remand and he will stay at his farmhouse,” a spokesman for his All Pakistan Muslim League party told.
“Musharraf himself surrendered before the court Friday morning,” spokesperson said, denying media reports that he had been arrested prior to going to court.
The court has declared his Chak Shahzad farmhouse as sub-jail where he will be confined for the next two days.
He has been charged on various grounds including conspiracy to murder PPP leader Benazir Bhutto in 2007 and over the death of Akbar Bugti during a 2006 military operation. Section 6 of anti-terrorism has also been added in the FIR against Pervez Musharraf.
A court had ordered the former leader’s arrest on Thursday over his attempt to impose house arrest on judges in March 2007. However, after the ruling police had made no attempt to arrest him as he left the court.
Last month he returned from years of self-imposed exile hoping to lead his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party into the general election next month.
But his candidacy was rejected from all the four constituencies he had applied to contes