Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Photo: FileISLAMABAD: A detailed verdict of the high treason case against ex-president Pervez Musharraf is set to be issued today at 12pm, the registrar of a special court formed to hear the case said Wednesday.On Wednesday, the special court had sentenced Musharraf to death for imposing a state of emergency on November 3, 2007, adding that it had found him guilty of high treason according to Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan.It was a majority verdict, with two of the three judges giving the decision against Musharraf. SHC's Justice Akbar had dissented from the verdict.Also read: COAS says won't let stability be compromised at any costThe verdict was received with "lot of pain and anguish" by Pakistan Army, according to the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Asif Ghafoor, and the incumbent government, too, had expressed its reservations, saying the requirements for a fair trial under Article 10-A were not fulfilled in the case.Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan had already made it clear that the government will not oppose an appeal against the special court’s verdict.Related:Musharraf treason verdict is biased, says former AG Irfan Qadir
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