LHC issues notice to federal govt on Musharraf's application to halt high treason trial.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court on Monday issued a notice to the federal government on former president general (retd) Pervez Musharraf's miscellaneous application urging the high court to stay the high treason case proceedings pending before a special court in Islamabad.

Musharraf in his application has asked the high court to declare the proceedings pending before the special court and all actions against him - from initiation of the high treason complaint to the appointment of the prosecutor and constitution of the trial court - as unconstitutional.

A single-judge bench comprising Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi gave the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government till today (Tuesday) to respond and also sought a complete record of the high treason trial.

During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel Azhar Siddique Advocate argued...