Pervez Musharraf faces five treason charges , including imposing emergency rule in 2007 . The former army chief , who ruled until 2008 , pleaded not guilty to all five . Comment: Musharraf said he did so to stabilize the country and to fight rising Islamist extremism . High treason carries the death penalty or life imprisonment .
Pervez Musharraf faces five treason charges , including imposing emergency rule in 2007 . The former army chief , who ruled until 2008 , pleaded not guilty to all five . Comment: High treason carries the death penalty or life imprisonment .