Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Musharraf

He said that an inquiry report prepared by a team of the Federal Investigation Agency will be presented in the apex court. The team had questioned Musharraf as to why he had dismissed the elected government and in what circumstances had he imposed emergency.



Legal experts are of the view that if Musharraf is convicted of high treason, he could face a possible death sentence or life imprisonment.

In June, Sharif had announced high treason trial of Pervez Musharraf in his speech to the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, less than three weeks after returning as premier following his PML-N party's victory in the General Election.

Musharraf's actions came under the purview of "high treason", Sharif had told the Parliament.

The former army chief, currently lives in his farmhouse in Islamabad after he got bails in three high profile cases, including the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.