Former President Pervez Musharraf’s pre-arrest bail was on Friday extended for six days during proceedings conducted amidst tight security in a court in the Pakistani capital.
Musharraf had applied to the Islamabad High Court for extension of his bail in a case registered against him for placing over 60 judges under house arrest after imposing emergency rule in late 2007.
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui extended the pre-arrest bail till April 18 after hearing arguments by Musharraf’s lawyer. The judge directed Musharraf, who appeared in court wearing a bulletproof jacket under his cream shalwar-kameez, to deposit a bond of Rs 5 lakh.