The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a reply from the Pakistan government on the steps taken to ensure the return of former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf to face the high treason case trial.
Hearing a plea by the Lahore High Court Bar Association over delay in trial of Musharraf by the special court in the treason case, a three-bench bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said "Should the government become hostage to a suspect? If a suspect does not appear, then does the court become helpless?"
The bench said that a treason case has been registered against Musharraf and a special court was formed for his trial and was directed to take immediate steps. "The trial has been halted because Musharraf is not in the country."