Special court's decision to hand Musharraf a death sentence in high treason case against him was a 'historic' one: Bilawal.

GHOTKI -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that the special court's decision to hand former president general (retd) Pervez Musharraf a death sentence in the high treason case against him was a "historic" one.

During a conversation with reporters in Ghotki on Tuesday, Bilawal Bhutto said: "We are hopeful that now, after this democratic verdict, our courts will continue to issue democratic rulings.

"In the past, our institutions always stood with non-democratic forces. After this verdict, we can hope that our courts will side with justice and democracy for all days to come."

When a reporter asked if the politicians, who stood by Musharraf when he imposed martial law in the country, should receive punishment as well, the PPP chief said: "There is a lot of debate as to the scope of the treason law and whether it should [have included] the 1999 incident [coup] or...