Musharraf summoned on March 22

Pakistani authorities yesterday posted a summons demanding that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf return from exile and appear before the country's top court on March 22. The notice was glued to the gate of Musharraf's farm house after he failed to respond to repeated calls to appear over the December 27, 2007 murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf, who has lived in self-imposed exile in London and Dubai since stepping down in 2008, delayed plans to return home this year indefinitely after the government warned he would be arrested upon arrival. The notice asks Musharraf to appear in the Supreme Court on March 22 with documents proving his identity as a Pakistani citizen.