KARACHI, Pakistan — An angry lawyer threw a shoe at former President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court in southern Pakistan on Friday to face legal charges following his return to the country after four years in self-imposed exile, police said.
[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][size=15px]The lawyer tossed his shoe at Musharraf as the former military strongman was walking down a hallway in the court building in the city of Karachi surrounded by a mob of security, supporters and journalists, said police official Nasir Aftab.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][/size][size=15px]The shoe did not hit Musharraf, and the lawyer was not detained because no charges were filed against him, said Aftab.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][/size][size=15px]Throwing a shoe at someone is an especially potent insult in Muslim countries because the sole is considered unclean.[/size][/color]