Musharraf Suffers Heart Problem on Way to Court

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been taken to a military cardiac hospital after suffering chest pains on his way to court for his treason trial, APA reports quoting Press TV. Musharraf had been summoned to appear before the special tribunal in Islamabad in a high treason case on Thursday -- an offence that could send him to the gallows or force him to spend life in prison -- after failing to appear for two previous sessions due to security scares.

Musharraf was on the way to the latest session when he fell ill with a "heart problem," his lawyers said. He was transferred to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi and is undergoing tests.

The special tribunal, formed to try Musharraf for suspending the constitution in 2007, announced that it would grant him more time because of his reported medical issues. The court then ordered him to appear on January 6.

Asiya Ishaq, a leader of Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League party, said he had been feeling pressure on his chest since Wednesday evening and was unwell.

She stated that "Musharraf has got three arteries blocked and is currently undergoing angiography," an artery-scanning procedure.

There have been rumors in Pakistan that the 70-year-old retired army general will be allowed to leave the country without standing trial.

However, Musharraf has said that he will face all the criminal cases against him and will not flee from the country.

"I will face all cases... I will not run away," Musharraf said in an interview broadcast on December 19 last year. "These are all fraud cases which lack any...