
Former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf's party announced that he will be running for a seat in Parliament in the country's upcoming elections in July media reports said on Saturday.
Currently living in exile in Dubai, Musharraf will participate from Chitral district in Khyber.
Meanwhile on Friday media reports sais that his national identity card and his passport are suspended following the order by a special court hearing treason case against him.
Musharraf, 74, was indicted in March 2014 on treason charges for imposing emergency in 2007 which led to the confinement of a number of superior court judges in their houses and sacking of over 100 judges.
On March 18, 2016, the former president travelled to Dubai for medical treatment.
According to reports, after suspension of passport, he won't be allowed to travel in any country. His stay in Dubai also becomes illegal.
A conviction for high treason carries the death penalty or life imprisonment.
Musharraf ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. He is wanted in Pakistan in several criminal cases including in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
(With inputs from PTI)