A man named Zahid Hussain filed the petition in the apex court's Lahore registry. The petition claimed that Musharraf had “violated the constitution” two times in his rule during 1999-2008.

Hussain requested the apex court to issue orders to concerned authorities to register a case of treason against the former army chief on charges of violating the Constitution.

He urged the court to register another case against Musharraf for violating the oath of the Pakistan Army and also called for the former President to face a court martial.

Another petition seeking a bar on Musharraf travelling abroad has been filed in the Supreme Court. Musharraf regularly travels abroad for lectures and is scheduled to visit China later this month.

He has visited the US, Britain and India since his resignation last year.