Islamabad: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was today freed after spending nearly six months in house arrest as he has been granted bail in four major cases registered against him, including one over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Two days after a court here granted him bail in a case related to the killing of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Musharraf submitted two surety bonds of Rs 1 lakh each.
His lawyer Ilyas Siddiqui said, “Musharraf is a free man now.”
The 70-year-old former President has been under house arrest at his sprawling farmhouse on the outskirts of Islamabad and aides said the notification declaring it a “sub-jail” would be withdrawn soon.
“The sub-jail will be denotified soon. Musharraf will hold a media briefing soon,” Aasia Ishaque, spokesperson for his All Pakistan Muslim League party, told PTI.
