The 86 page-long petition, filed by Advocate Azhar Siddique in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday on Musharraf's behalf, named the federal government and others as respondents, Dawn News reported
The government also requested the court to keep the proceedings in-camera
A three-member special court bench sentenced 76-year-old Musharraf to death in absentia on Tuesday for high treason following a six-year legal case
Because Sharif was not "honest," Chief Justice of Pakistan additionally ruled, all "orders passed, directions given and documents issued" under his leadership were officially declared null