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Pakistan's Government Refuses to Put Musharraf on Trial for Treason

The former president is currently under house arrest

Reason Staff | 4.22.2013 7:32 AM

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan's caretaker government on Monday refused to put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, telling the Supreme Court that it was beyond its mandate.

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