Charge Sheet against the former military

dictator General (R) Pervaiz Musharraf

Pakistan Muslim League-N

Central Media cell

Charge Sheet against General ® Pervaiz Musharraf

1. Preamble  
 
General Musharraf illegally took over Pakistan on October 12, 1999. After illegally
taking over Pakistan, he committed enormous serious crimes against the constitution,
the state and the people of Pakistan.

His rule brought innumerable miseries to the people of Pakistan. He has been the most
corrupted, callous, immoral and ruthless ruler of the country and people were
subservient to his whims and wishes. It is high time, he be tried otherwise Pakistan
would never be able to get rid of imprudent, self-righteous Napoleonic idiocy of military
regimes.

2. Key objective

Bring a national culprit into the court of law and try him under article 6 of the
constitution of Pakistan.

3. Goals

PMLN aims to stop forever, the violations of the constitution of Pakistan and ensure that
no one even think to impose martial law ever in the country.

4. Misdeeds of General ® Pervaiz Musharraf Musharraf

Following are the misdeeds committed by the former military dictator General Pervaiz
Musharraf:
 

3.1 Imposition of martial law

Gen. Pervez Musharraf imposed [illegal Army] Martial Law in the country twice,
subverted the Constitution and violated the oath taken by him as Army chief. He kept
the elected Prime Minister [Muhammad Nawaz Sharif] behind bars in the Attock Fort,
[illegally] detained judges of the superior courts [Supreme Court and High Courts] with
their family members and imposed [military] dictatorship at gunpoint. This way, he
acted against the Constitution of Pakistan in 1999, overthrew an elected government and

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dissolved assemblies thus being liable to be tried for high treason under Article 6 of the
Constitution.

Musharraf violated the Constitution again on 3rd November, 2007 when he imposed
emergency, which has been termed as mini-Martial Law and destroyed judiciary in the
country. He is on record to have said that he acted extra-constitutionally on 3rd
November, 2007.
 

3.2 Kargil Misadventure

He planned and undertook the Kargil misadventure, concealing it from the elected
government, sacrificing some 800 [Pakistan Army] officers and men of the Army in the
process.
 

3.3 Misuse of army for his own cause

He used Pakistan Army as his personal force, tried to corrupt it and gave promotion to
his blue-eyed officers. He used the Army for different unconstitutional and illegal
actions meant to prolong his rule, badly affecting the credibility of the national
institution.
 

3.4 Declaration of war against the people of Pakistan

He pushed the Army into an undeclared war against its own people without seeking
approval from the Prime Minister, Cabinet and Parliament, which has so far resulted in
the killing of over 1,000 Army men. Suicide bombings in reaction have also claimed lives
of a large number of Pakistanis.

3.5 Blackmailing through NAB

He blackmailed and subjected different people to torture and abuse, using the National
Accountability Bureau [NAB] to form a [PML-Q] political party. This was he hereby,
indulged the Pakistan Army in the illegal act of getting involved in the politics which is
again an unpardonable crime.
 

3.6 Murder of Akbar Bugti

He got Nawab Akbar Bugti killed in cold blood to implement the threat he had earlier
hurled on him and congratulated the people involved in the killing after the act.
 

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3.7 Disappearance of people and conspiracies in Baluchistan

Thousands of Baloch political workers were made victims of enforced disappearance,

with their family members still unaware of their whereabouts. Various Baloch leaders,
including Akhtar Mengal, were implicated in false cases and jailed.
 

3.8 Killings in Lal-masjid

The Lal Masjid [Red Mosque of Islamabad] was attacked on the pressure of external
powers [the Israeli-Zionist Bush-Cheney Junta of War Criminals], resulting in the death
of hundreds of innocent boys and girls.
 

3.9 Abduction of people

He abducted , handed over and sold Pakistani Citizen. The numbers are in thousands.
Nobody till today, knows where these people are. For this crime only he should be
hanged several times. Over 650 of the [Pakistani and Afghan] people illegally picked up
from different parts of the country were handed over to the United States in return for
dollars. This he [Traitor Musharraf] admitted in his book.

3.10 Cronyism, nepotism, corruption and favoritism

He set new examples of cronyism, nepotism, corruption and favoritism. During his eight
years in power, Gen. Musharraf made billions of rupees as his close associates got
massive contracts from NHA, OGDC, PIA, besides earning billions of rupees in defense
deals.

3.11 Attacks on judiciary

He illegally deposed the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad
Choudhry on 9th March 2007, subjected him to torture and unlawfully confined him and
his family including small children disallowing anyone to see him or his children going
to schools. The Supreme Court on 20th July 2007 in a landmark decision overthrew his
illegal orders and reinstated the Chief Justice. He attacked the judiciary again on 3rd
November, 2007, enforced emergency, a Martial Law in real terms, acted against the
Constitution and deposed 60 superior court judges in one go imprisoning most of them.

3.12 May 12, and October 18, 2007 massacre and other bloodshed
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Circumstances hint that General Musharraf had played inevitable role in the ruthless
killings of 48 precious lives and burning of lawyers on Karachi on May 12 while the
deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftekhar Muhammad Chaudhry was supposed to
address the lawyers community in the same city. Similarly, more than 150 human lives
were demolished on the day when the PPP leader Benazir Bhutto returned in the
country after her exile of 9 years on October 18, 2007. He never bothered to hold any
inquiry to probe into the happenings and bring about the truth. The people of Pakistan
want to know as to who was behind these incidents.

3.13 Promulgation of NRO

On October 05, 2007, General Musharraf issued the worst ever law in the history of
civilized world. NRO is in direct conflict with the spirit of constitution. NRO was for the
protection of corruption which nullified such cases which only the courts were
competent to decide.

3.14 Unconstitutional and illegal candidature and election as the President

of Pakistan

First he over the country illegally by ousting the elected government and perpetuated
his rule through an unconstitutional referendum and a so-called vote of confidence from
the Electoral College. Later on, he being an army chief contested the presidential election
in 2007 which was again violation of the Constitution of Pakistan as well as his oath an
army chief. All his acts as well as his election to presidency in 2007 were in clear
violation of the Constitution. This again made him an offender under the article 6 and 43
of the constitution and a violator of his oath as the army chief under 244 of the
constitution.
 
Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN) has always opposed the idea of giving a safe exit to
Musharraf and it does believe that it is still the best and a fit case for trial under Article 6
of the Constitution. Reconciliation policy of the government extended to General
Musharraf was meaningless as it was nothing but a folly to encourage such national
criminals to keep on playing with the fortunes of the poor people of Pakistan.
 

5. What PMLN Demands through this charge-sheet?

1. Contact him through the interpole and bring him back to Pakistan making sure
his production before the court of law to try him for the misdeeds as elucidated
above.

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2. Invocation and Execution of article 6 of the constitution of Pakistan for the

purpose to penalize him against his crimes against the constitution of Pakistan,
the state of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan.

3. Formation of a commission on the Kargil so that those responsible for the

misadventure could be brought to book.

4. Constitution of an independent commission for purpose to probe into the

situation which had lead death of more than 48 people.

5. Penalization of General Musharraf for violation the human rights in lieu of NRO,
abductions, massacre, disappeared people and putting curbs on the media.

6. Transformation of his resignation into dismissal and revoke his entire fringe
benefits, facilitations and immunities which he is currently enjoying as a retired
government official (army chief).

7. Hold an independent commission to inquire into the matter which he admitted

in his book named “In the Line of Fire” with special reference to his revelations
that he had been receiving a handful amount mounting to billions of US dollars
for the war against terror and handing over the people to the United States
which are known as missing persons.

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6. Annexure

Article 6 of the constitution of Pakistan- High treason

(1) Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts
or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by other
unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.

(2) Any person aiding or abetting the acts mentioned in clause (1) shall likewise be guilty
of high treason.

(3) Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) shall by law provide for the punishment of persons
found guilty of high treason.

Oath of the army chief under 244

(In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.)
I, ____________, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan
and uphold the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan which embodies the will
of the people, that I will not engage myself in any political activities whatsoever and that
I will honestly and faithfully serve Pakistan in the Pakistan Army (or Navy or Air Force)
as required by and under the law.
May Allah Almighty help and guide me (Ameen).

On October 12, 1999, General Musharraf violated the oath prescribed for the members of
the armed forces under Article 244 of the Constitution.

Conditions of President's office, Article 43.

 
(1) The President shall not hold any office of profit in the service of Pakistan or occupy
any other position carrying the right to remuneration for the rendering of services.

At the time when he contested the election for the office of the president of Pakistan, he
was still Chief of Army Staff.

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