Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf should face trial for high treason.

Mr Musharraf, who returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile earlier this year, is currently under house arrest.

"He will have to answer for his guilt before the court," Mr Sharif said.

Mr Musharraf is fighting a series of charges relating to his time in power, which began with him ousting Nawaz Sharif in a 1999 military coup.

Only the state can bring a high treason charge in Pakistan.

BBC