Pervez Musharraf flees Pakistan court after cancellation of bail petition

69-year-old Musharraf,who returned to Pakistan on March 24 after a nearly four-year long self-imposed exile abroad to contest the May 11 general elections,appeared in the High Court under a thick security blanket.

Dismissing his application,the bench ordered the police to arrest him immediately. Pervez Musharraf to appeal against his arrest

Soon after the court order,Musharraf8217;s security team quickly rushed him out of the courtroom to his black SUV without being stopped.

Musharraf8217;s motorcade then drove out of the court complex in the presence of a battery of armed security personnel.

TV news channels reported that Musharraf8217;s motorcade drove from the court to his farmhouse at Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad.

Musharraf8217;s security team comprises army commandos.

A large number of Musharraf8217;s supporters,gathered at the court complex,scuffled with lawyers,who called on police to implement the High Court8217;s order to arrest the former President.

Since Musharraf8217;s return to Pakistan last month,he has been in and out of court several times to get his bail extended over the 2007 killing of former premier Benazir

Bhutto,the death of a Baloch leader Akbar Bugti in a 2006 military operation and for imposing emergency rule in 2007.

The Taliban have also threatened to target him.

Earlier this week,Musharraf was disqualified from contesting next month8217;s general election,effectively ending his ambitions for a political comeback.