A court in Pakistan on Friday directed police to declare former President Pervez Musharraf a “proclaimed offender” and confiscate his property if he failed to cooperate with the probe into the whereabouts of a man allegedly detained by security agencies during his tenure.

The district and sessions court in Abbottabad in NWFP issued the order in response to a petition filed by the family of the “missing” man. The family had accused Musharraf of playing a role in the abduction of the man. Mohammad Iqbal, the lawyer for the complainants, said he was satisfied with the court’s decision directing police to declare Musharraf a “proclaimed offender”.

“Now the police have got the order from the court. If they will not proceed, the judge will take action against the police,” Iqbal said.