By Xinhua
Islamabad : The Supreme Court of Pakistan was told Thursday that General Pervez Musharraf’s term as president would expire on Nov 15 and that he would remain in uniform till a new army chief was appointed.
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Counsel for President Musharraf, provided this information to the apex court a day after he was asked when Musharraf’s presidential term would expire.
In a written statement, Pirzada told the court that Musharraf would remain president till Nov 15.
He also informed the apex court that Musharraf would remain in uniform after Nov 15 till a new army chief was appointed to replace him.
A seven-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, is hearing a petition from religious party Jamat-e-Islami challenging an act of parliament that allows General Musharraf to hold two offices of president and army chief.
The parliament had passed a law called “President to hold another office Act 2004”, under which President Musharraf was allowed to hold two offices.
The lawyer for Jamat-e-Islami argued that the Act of parliament 2004 to allow General Musharraf to hold two offices should be declared malafide and unconstitutional.
He said the president’s holding another office is even ultra vires of the constitution.