Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday was sent to a 14-day judicial remand by an anti-terrorist court in Islamabad following the charges on him for detaining senior judges during a state of emergency imposed in 2007 under his rule, media reported.
Musharraf will have to re-appear in court on May 4 as per the orders issued by Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi, Dawn News reported.
Following the conclusion of Saturday's hearing at the court, Musharraf left the court premises under heavy security and was taken to the Police Line Headquarters.
The police during the hearing appealed Judge Zaidi for a judicial remand for Musharraf, while Ashraf Gujjar, counselor of the former president requested for a physical remand of the former military ruler.
Gujjar also objected for bringing the petitioner under tight security to the court.
Earlier on Friday, Musharraf was arrested and shifted to the Police Line Headquarters from his Chak Shahzad farmhouse located near Islamabad. Later, a local court granted two days' transit custody to police and had ordered to to produce Musharraf before the "court of competent jurisdiction/Anti Terrorism Court on or before April 21".
-With inputs from IANS
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