Former president Pervez Musharraf. — File photo

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to act lawfully on a treason petition filed against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, DawnNews reported.

The court issued the directive in response to a petition filed in the SHC by chief of the Rah-i-rast Trust Agha Ataullah Shah.

Ataullah's petition stated that he had requested the FIA to register a case of treason against Musharraf for violating the constitution and imposing a state of emergency on November 3, 2007. The petition requested the court to direct the FIA to register the case.

The petition was heard by a two judges’ divisional bench of the SHC comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Imam Bakhsh Baloch.

During the hearing, Deputy Attorney General Omar Hayat Sindhu assured the court that action would be taken on the petition.

The petition was discarded after the court directed the FIA to act on it.

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