Islamabad: Setting the ball rolling for the trial of Pervez Musharraf on a charge of high treason, a special court today summoned the former Pakistani military ruler to appear before it on December 24.
The three-judge court, during its maiden hearing, accepted the complaint registered by the government against the 70-year-old Musharraf.
He is the first general to face trial in Pakistan, which has been ruled by the military for more than half of its history.
If convicted of treason, Musharraf could face either life imprisonment or the death penalty.
The government yesterday sent a request to the special court to start Musharraf's trial.
The request, submitted by Interior Secretary Shahid Khan, stated that the former army chief had committed treason by imposing emergency and subverting the Constitution in 2007.
