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Pakistani judges examine medical report on former President Musharraf who remains in hospital

Associated Press
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    Supporters of Pakistan's former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf stand outside a military hospital where Musharraf was admitted in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Musharraf was rushed to a hospital on Thursday with a heart problem he experienced while on his way to a court hearing in the high treason case, police and lawyers said. Writing on banner reads "first Pakistan." (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) (The Associated Press)

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    A soldier of the Pakistani paramilitary forces stands alert as security is beefed up outside the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology where Pakistan's former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf is admitted in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Musharraf was rushed to a hospital on Thursday with a heart problem he experienced while on his way to a court hearing in the high treason case, police and lawyers said. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) (The Associated Press)

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    Pakistan's paramilitary soldiers stand alert as security is beefed up outside the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology where Pakistan's former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf is admitted in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Musharraf was rushed to a hospital with a heart problem he experienced while on his way to a court hearing in the high treason case, police and lawyers said. The special court granted Musharraf exemption from appearing in court for Monday and summoned medical certificate from the hospital. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) (The Associated Press)

ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court trying Gen. Pervez Musharraf on charges of high treason says it's examining a medical report on his condition to decide whether the former president can be excused from hearings while he remains in hospital.

The court said Tuesday it would rule on the matter in two days.

Musharraf remains at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi, where he was taken last Thursday after suffering what was described as a "heart problem" while on his way to court.

No details of his condition have emerged since then.

The prosecutor in the case, Akram Shaikh, told the court he doubts Musharraf is ill and accused the former ruler of trying to evade appearing in court.

Musharraf missed two earlier hearings in his case because of bomb threats.