Musharraf, 70, was supposed to appear before the court to face trial in a high treason case that could put to test the relationship between an assertive civilian government and the powerful army.
The former military ruler is accused of suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts. If convicted, Musharraf could face life imprisonment or the death penalty.
This is the second time when a bomb was found on his route to the court. On December 24, Musharraf could not appear before the court after a five kg bomb was recovered from his route to the court.
On December 30, five packets of explosives were found near Musharraf's sprawling Chak Shahzad farmhouse here.
Today, the three-member bench began the hearing without the former President's presence and ordered authorities to produce Musharraf before it tomorrow. The court also warned of issuing a ruling in case he failed to appear before it for the next hearing.
Kasuri said even the judges face life threat if any blast occurred outside the court. Then Musharraf's lawyers submitted an application to exempt him from appearing before the court today and to adjourn the case for a period of five weeks.
The application said that Musharraf had imposed emergency on November 3, 2007 in his capacity as the country's military chief, adding that he could only be tried by a military court.