Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf on Thursday suffered a “severe heart attack” on his way to a court to face high treason charges and was admitted to an army hospital. With this, speculation is rife in Pakistan about a possible exit plan to send the former dictator abroad for treatment.
Musharraf, 70, was summoned by the court to attend the hearing today after he failed to appear on previous two occasions citing security threats to his life as bombs were found on his route.After the unexpected development, the court postponed the hearing till Monday."The Court has exempted Musharraf from today's appearance due to his health conditions. They have postponed the hearing till Monday," Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif told reporters. "No decision has been taken about the appearance of Musharraf on next hearing. It will depend on his health condition and on advice of his doctors," Saif said.
Asked if Musharraf would be taken abroad for treatment, he said, "we will wait for the doctor's opinion".Replying to queries on Musharraf's name on the Exit Control list, he said the name has been put by the Government.Aasia Ishaque, spokesperson of Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim league party said, "He suffered a severe heart attack while he was on his way to the Court."