Musharraf not to be discharged in Benazir Bhutto murder case

Musharraf is facing serious charges in other cases, including the 2006 Akbar Bugti murder case and for imposing emergency and deposing judges in 2007.  

Baloch nationalist leader Bugti was killed in a cave on August 26, 2006 during a military crackdown ordered by Musharraf who was president and army chief at the time.  

Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected Musharraf's petition to move the hearing of the Bugti murder case from Quetta to Islamabad.

Musharraf is currently detained in his farmhouse on the outskirts of Islamabad, guarded by an army of nearly 300 policemen, paramilitary personnel, soldiers, snipers and anti-terrorist officers.

He has been exempted from appearing in the anti-terrorism court because of security concerns.