Declare Musharraf a proclaimed offender

A court in Pakistan on Friday directed police to declare former President Pervez Musharraf a proclaimed offender and confiscate his property if he failed to cooperate with the probe into the whereabouts of a man allegedly detained by security agencies during his tenure.

The district and sessions court in Abbottabad in NWFP issued the order in response to a petition filed by the family of the missing man. The family had accused Musharraf of playing a role in the abduction of the man. Mohammad Iqbal,the lawyer for the complainants,said he was satisfied with the courts decision directing police to declare Musharraf a proclaimed offender.

Now the police have got the order from the court. If they will not proceed,the judge will take action against the police, Iqbal said.