Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth on Friday said that he is unaware of the controversy caused by the verdict he wrote in the high treason case against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf as he only watched wrestling on television.
According to reports, the PHC chief justice made these remarks during a hearing.
While the hearing was underway, a lawyer paid tribute to the judge and praised the fact that the latter was confident despite the ‘tough circumstances’.
In response, Justice Waqar said sarcastically that he did not know what was happening as he only watched wrestling on television.
On Thursday, a three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth delivered the detailed verdict in the high treason case against Musharraf which called for the former president’s corpse to be dragged to D-Chowk and hanged for three days in case he died before being arrested by law enforcement authorities.
Following the verdict, the government announced it would be filing a reference against the Justice Waqar in the Supreme Judicial Council.
