Court exempts Musharraf on medical grounds

"It is up to the state and the court whether they wanted to keep this case alive," he said.

The announcement to withdraw the case by Ghumman did not give any relief to the former military ruler.

On Jan 17, the ATC, noting that Musharraf repeatedly remained absent from the proceedings, ordered the former president to personally appear before it Jan 27.

The ATC judge also directed the interior ministry as well as the guarantors of Musharraf to appear before the court Monday.