Finally the judiciary of Pakistan gained an upper hand as they managed to convict the former dictator Gen. Pervez  Musharraf on the charges of treason. The warrant for Musharraf's arrest was issued on Thursday itself when tried to fled the court to avoid detention.  Musharraf's lawyer Qamar Afzal told reporters " Musharraf has surrendered himself before the law and now he is in judicial custody.” Television footage showed Musharraf being escorted by uniformed police officers to an Islamabad court.

Earlier, Musharraf had said he was being "punished for making Pakistan prosper and for making the country economically sound." In a brief televised address that was distributed to different Pakistani channels, Musharraf claimed credit for bringing an "information revolution to Pakistan, breaking the shackles of IMF, building roads and protecting women and minorities. That's why I'm being punished."

Meanwhile, radical elements of Pakistani Taliban vowed to kill the former General for his assistance to US in the war on terror. In a statement they said he will face the similar consequence like late Benazir Bhutto, who was killed by Pak-Taliban for her alleged western links and outlooks.

(AW-Jyotishman)