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Musharraf leaves for treatment abroad despite treason charge

Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan addresses a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, March 17, 2016. The Pakistan government has allowed the country's former president, Pervez Musharraf to leave the country, Khan said. A defense attorney says Musharraf has been ill for a long time and may need to travel abroad for treatment. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan addresses a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, March 17, 2016. The Pakistan government has allowed the country's former president, Pervez Musharraf to leave the country, Khan said. A defense attorney says Musharraf has been ill for a long time and may need to travel abroad for treatment. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan addresses a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, March 17, 2016. The Pakistan government has allowed the country's former president, Pervez Musharraf to leave the country, Khan said. A defense attorney says Musharraf has been ill for a long time and may need to travel abroad for treatment. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

By Associated Press 1 min read

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who faces trials for treason and murder, has left Pakistan for treatment abroad.

Musharraf’s aide Dr. Mohammad Amjad says Musharraf departed for Dubai early Friday from Karachi.

Earlier this week, the supreme court lifted a travel ban; Musharraf had pledged to return after treatment for a back injury.

A former military chief, Musharraf, 72, took power in a 1999 bloodless coup, dismissing Nawaz Sharif’s government. He stepped down in 2008 under threat of potential impeachment and left Pakistan. Musharraf returned in March 2013, hoping for a political comeback, but instead became embroiled in multiple court cases.

He has been charged with treason for suspending the constitution in 2007 and with involvement in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.