Musharraf planning return to Pak but keeps card close to chest

May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, May 21 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has hinted that he is planning to return to the country’s political stage soon, but has not disclosed whether he would be running in the Presidential elections or not.

“The question of whether I am running for president or prime minister will be seen later,” Musharraf told CNN.

Musharraf did not disclose the exact time of his return to Pakistan, but officials said that he has already applied to register a new political party named –The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).

Musharraf also condemned the UN inquiry commission’s report for blaming his regime for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.

“It was me who warned her about the threat to her. It was I who stopped her from going to that venue once before… but she decided to go again,” BBC quoted Musharraf as telling CNN.

“All the security, wherever possible… by the police was provided to her,” the former general added.

Musharraf has reportedly been in contact with several Pakistani political leaders to garner support for himself and APML.

Insiders said that Musharraf also had a chat with former President Farooq Leghari to discuss various political aspects.

It is reported that they discussed about certain ‘disappointed’ political leaders who could join the APML.

Musharraf and some of the ‘dissident’ leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q and (PML-Q) and the PML-Z are already in contact, “and some of the rebel leaders have given the green signal to Musharraf for standing in the presidential elections. (ANI)

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Govt. would lend all support to SC over summoning Musharraf : Pak law minister

May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Islamabad, May 20 (ANI): Pakistan Law Minister Babar Awan has made it clear that the government would not obstruct the judiciary’s way in summoning former President General Pervez Musharraf.

Addressing the Senate during the conclusion of the debate on Presidential address to the joint sitting of the Parliament, Awan said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led government would lend all support to the Supreme Court if it decides to summon Musharraf in cases concerning the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).

“The government will not create any hurdles in the way of the apex court if it summons Musharraf in connection with the NRO,” The Daily Times quoted Awan, as saying.

“The Pakistan People’s party (PPP) believes in accountability, but it should be across the board and must not result in political victimisation. It should not be for a specific person or party,” he added.

During his speech, Awan also defended President Asif Ali Zardari over the issue of holding two offices.

“There is nothing in the Constitution that suggests that more than one office cannot be held by a President,” he said. (ANI)

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‘Defiant’ Musharraf ready to take on Pak SC head-on if summoned

May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Washington, May 20 (ANI): Accepting the challenge thrown at him by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he is ready to appear in the Supreme Court if summoned in any case.

“I only hope that justice will be done,” Musharraf said.

Interacting with media persons during a press conference here, Musharraf clarified that he has no regret over any decision taken by him during his eight-year long tenure.

The Lal Masjid operation, Akbar Bugti’s murder, NRO and decisions taken regarding the judiciary, and all other decisions were taken in light of the situation at that time, Musharraf said.

In December last year, Pakistan’s Supreme Court declared the emergency imposed by Musharraf in 2007 as unconstitutional and illegal, and went on to strike down the amnesty law, the National Reconciliation ordinance (NRO), following which several criminal and civil cases were filed against Musharraf.

Responding to a question regarding the United Nations inquiry report, which held his regime responsible for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Musharraf stressed that Bhutto was provided full security cover, and that the then government could not be blamed for the gun and bomb attack on December 27, 2007.

He said Bhutto’s death was a great loss, but to implicate him and other top officials such as the then Director General Military Intelligence (MI) was part of a conspiracy.

Musharraf said he would return to the country soon and participate in elections, adding that he would formally announce his political party in few days.

“As far as a date for returning to Pakistan is concerned, I have not fixed a date but there is one desire. Whenever the next elections are held, whether they are end-term or mid-term, I will return to Pakistan before that,” The Nation quoted Musharraf, as saying.

Meanwhile, Musharraf’s legal advisor Chaudhary Fawad said that the Supreme Court cannot summon the former President on the NRO issue as the apex court does not have the authority to do so and it can only review the law. (ANI)

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Gilani, Nawaz challenge Musharraf to appear in Supreme Court

May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Islamabad, May 19 (ANI): Joining hands against former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, both Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif have challenged the former general to appear before the Supreme Court and face trial in numerous cases pending against him.

Sharif, who returned from London after a long stay, had a telephonic conversation with Gilani and assured him that the PML-N would continue to work with the government to strengthen the democracy and institutions in the country.

Both the leaders also agreed to hold a meeting soon to discuss ways to work together to protect democracy, The Daily Times reports.

They also agreed that democracy would not be allowed to be derailed since it was the only way forward to ensure prosperity and welfare of the common man, sources said. (ANI)

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Musharraf ‘poised’ for comeback to Pak politics

May 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is likely to announce his future political plans today (Tuesday, May 18) during a meeting with his supporters here, sources close to him have revealed.

According to one of Musharraf’s close aides, the general would meet his supporters and regional coordinators of Pakistan First, an organisation that works to promote Pakistan’s interests in the US.

Meanwhile, Musharraf reportedly called several political leaders in Pakistan to garner support for his recently floated party- the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).

Insiders said Musharraf telephoned several prominent leaders belonging to Dera Ghazi Khan, Sindh and Mian Muhammad Azhar in Lahore.

They said Musharraf also had a chat with former President Farooq Leghari to discuss various political aspects.

It is reported that they discussed about certain ‘disappointed’ political leaders who could join the APML.

Musharraf and some of the ‘dissident’ leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q and (PML-Q) and the PML-Z are already in contact, “and some of the rebel leaders have given a green signal to Musharraf for standing in the presidential elections, The Daily Times reports. (ANI)

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Sindh High Court issues notices to Musharraf, Interior Ministry over May 2007 carnage

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Karachi, May 15 (ANI): The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to former President General Pervez Musharraf and the Interior Ministry on a petition seeking their nomination as respondents in a case concerning the May 12, 2007 carnage.

Over 50 people were killed and dozen others were injured in violence that erupted on the said date when the then deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry arrived in Karachi to address a lawyers gathering.

The court has also asked Musharraf to appear before it on the next hearing i.e on June 1.

The petition, which was filed by noted human rights activist Iqbal Kazmi, also named Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, Sindh Home Adviser Waseem Akhtar, Home Secretary Brigadier (retire) Ghulam Muhammad Mohtarrum, and various other top police officials as respondents in the case, The Daily Times reports.

Earlier, the Abbottabad District and Sessions court while declaring former President General Pervez Musharraf an‘absconder’ directed authorities to confiscate his property. (ANI)

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Pak court directs police to confiscate ‘absconder’ Musharraf’s property

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Abbottabad, May 15 (ANI): A local court here while declaring former President General Pervez Musharraf an ‘absconder’ has directed authorities to confiscate his property.

The District and Sessions Judge Abdul Mateen directed the police to impound Musharraf’s property and submit its report to the court till May 17.

On Thursday, the Peshawar High Court’s Abbottabad bench had upheld a decision by the lower court nominating Musharraf as the main accused in a case concerning the mysterious disappearance of a scientist who worked for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).

Scientist Attiqur Rehman’s family had claimed that he was picked up by intelligence officials on June 25, 2004, the day he was about to get married.

A case naming Musharraf as the main accused was filed in the lower court in this regard. The district and sessions judge had then ordered the local police to record the statement of Sadiqur Rehman, Attiqur’s father.

Following a prolonged trial, the judge issued an order on October 30, 2009 directing the authorities to declare the main accused as a proclaimed offender. The order also called for confiscation of the property of the accused, The Dawn reports. (ANI)

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Kasuri’s ‘Kashmir issue near resolution claim’ nothing but ‘delusion’: Observers

May 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Islamabad, May 11 (ANI): Rubbishing former foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri’s claims that the Kashmir issue was about to be resolved during former President General Pervez Musharraf’s, participants of a seminar titled “The Near Agreement. What it was” have described such assertions a mere ‘delusion’.

Speaking during the seminar, Nazir Ahmed Shaal, Executive Director Kashmir Centre London, said there were no evidence which suggested that the Kashmir issue was about to be resolved during the Musharraf era.

While stressing that the right to self-determination of the people of Kashmir was “non-negotiable”, Shaal said people who are revolting against India’s control over the region must be brought to the dialogue table if the two countries are serious about resolving the long pending issue.

Kashmir Centre Brussels Executive Director Majeed Tramboo also rejected Kasuri’s claims, saying none of the prominent Kashmiri leaders were taken on board for any such deliberations.

“Not a single prominent Kashmiri leader was taken on board. India and Pakistan primarily reduced it to a bilateral territorial dispute in the process,” The Daily Times quoted Tramboo, as saying.

“We challenge Kasuri to identify a single person from either part of Kashmir who was part of the discussions,” he added.

Reiterating the Pakistani leadership’s long-standing view, Tramboo said that the Kashmir issue must be addressed keeping in mind the United Nations’ (UN) resolutions.

“No solution to the issue will be acceptable other than the implementation of the United Nations (UN) resolutions or the right to self-determination,” he said. (ANI)

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I will contest next general elections, says ‘Facebook favourite’ Musharraf

May 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Lahore, May 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he will contest the country’s next general elections even if mid-term polls are announced.

Addressing members of his newly launched party, the All-Pakistan Muslim League (APML) through a video, which was screened at one of his close associates’ Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif’s residence here, Musharraf said he still enjoys great public support in Pakistan.

The former general said he has over 200,000 followers on Facebook, who have asked him to return back to Pakistan.

Seeking people support, Musharraf said Pakistan has the ability to progress as a developed state, and if given an opportunity he could transform the fate of the country.

“If you’ll support me, InshaAllah, I won’t let you down,” The Daily Times quoted Musharraf, as saying. (ANI)

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Zardari, Musharraf helped each other through secret deal: PML-Q

May 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Karachi, May 6 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s ‘safe’ exit and incumbent President Asif Ali Zardari’s return to the country was part of a deal inked between both leaders, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) General Secretary Mushahid Hussain Syed has said.

Interacting with media persons during a press conference here, Syed also revealed that the deal was also backed by international powers.

“This deal was not a usual one as it had the support of international powers,” The News quoted Syed, as saying.

He, however, did not disclose the names of those ‘international powers.’

Syed also claimed that Zardari had entered into a secret deal with former US President George Bush, according to which the US would continue the drone strikes in the country’s tribal areas, and Islamabad would go on criticising Washington for the missile hits. (ANI)

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Musharraf, Malik, other top PPP leaders to be quizzed in Bhutto assassination case

May 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Lahore, May 4 (ANI): Former President General Pervez Musharraf, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Law Minister Babar Awan and other Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders would be quizzed in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto by the fact finding committee constituted by the government following the UN committee’s report.

The decision was taken during PPP’s core committee’s meeting, which was presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari.

According to sources privy to the meeting, it was decided that all leaders who accompanied Bhutto during the election rally in Rawalpindi’s Liaqaut Bagh, where she was killed in a gun and bomb attack on December 27,2007, would be interrogated- “whether they belong to the PPP or not.”

Briefing media persons after the meeting, Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said Malik told the core committee about the progress made by the three-men fact-finding committee looking into the hosing down of the Benazir’s assassination site.

He said the committee would question “some more people” before filing its report, which would be submitted to the Prime Minister within a month, The Daily Times reports. (ANI)

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Karachi CID nabs US consulate bombing mastermind

April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Karachi, Apr.29 (ANI): Karachi police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) has claimed arresting a member of the banned terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen-al-Alami, who is said to be the mastermind of the failed suicide attack on former President General Pervez Musharraf and the US consulate.

Acting on a tip-off, the CID team raided a house in New Karachi area and nabbed Ahsanullah alias Ashan Bhai, whose name also features in the CID’s Red Book of wanted terrorists and carries a head money of 500,000 rupees, The News reports.

Confirming the report, CID Anti-terrorism Cell incharge Omar Shahid said several weapons were also recovered from Ahsan during the raid.

The CID’s Red Book notes that Ahsan, 42, was last seen at a religious gathering in Orangi region seven years ago. He is also involved in smuggling of weapons from across the border. (ANI)

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PPP to file murder case against Musharraf for Bhutto’s assassination

April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Karachi, Apr.29 (ANI): The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has said that it would file a murder case against former President General Pervez Musharraf on the basis of the UN commission’s report on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.

The enquiry report has indicted the then Musharraf regime for Bhutto’s death in a gun and bomb attack in Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh on 27 December 2007.

Talking to media persons during a press conference, PPP’s Central Secretary Jehangir Badar said: “Bhutto’s assassins would not be identified on the basis of personal enmity but by acting within the parameters of justice and rule of law.”

It is pertinent to mention that the UN enquiry commission’s report had blamed the Musharraf government of ‘deliberately’ failing to probe the December 2007 suicide attack, adding that the tragedy could have been averted if adequate security arrangements would have been in place.

“The Musharraf government failed to provide foolproof security to Ms. Bhutto which ultimately allowed a lethal assault on her. The security breach left wide-open room for an attack to happen,” the report said in its opening
remarks. (ANI)

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People named in Bhutto murder probe report would definitely be brought to justice: Kaira

April 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Apr.28 (ANI): Pakistan Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the report into the criminal investigation of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination would be ready by the next month, and that those held responsible for the leader’s murder would definitely be brought to justice.

Talking to reporters here, Kaira said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is committed to prosecute the perpetrators of the crime.

“Whosoever is found involved in the assassination of Benazir would be punished under law. The PPP led coalition government does not believe in politics of victimisation, however, it would not spare the criminals who deprived Pakistan of a great leader,” The Daily Times quoted Kaira, as saying.

Kaira, however, clarified that former President General Pervez Musharraf, who has been indicted by the UN Commission’s report over Bhutto’s assassination, would not be arrested unless charges against him are proved.

He said Musharraf would be accorded proper security and protocol in the country.

“If he were to come to Pakistan, it would be the state’s responsibility to protect him and ensure his security,” Kaira said. (ANI)

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Now, Musharraf accused of selling properties ‘gifted’ by Indonesian Prez for ‘peanuts’

April 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Apr.28 (ANI): A report prepared by the Pakistan Foreign Affairs Ministry has charged former President General Pervez Musharraf and his cronies of selling government owned non-movable properties in Jakarta at the rate of peanuts.

The report said the government-owned Chancery building and the ambassador’s residence in Jakarta, which were gifted to Musharraf by former Indonesian President Soeakarno, were sold in 2002 by passing all rules and regulations.

The report indicts former Pakistani ambassador to Indonesia Major General (retired) Mustafa Anwar Hussain for the irregular sale of the ‘gifted’ properties, saying he forced the authorities to sideline normal procedures in order to avoid heavy penalties.

The report noted that the ambassador’s huge residence was sold for a mere f 2.28 million dollars.

The foreign ministry had even told Hussain that he cannot proceed with the deal without the approval of the inter-ministerial committee, and asked him to refrain from finalising the agreement.

However, he went ahead with the sale, claiming he had acted in line with “a directive by the chief executive on the sale of both properties,” The Daily Times reports.

Quoting the then defence attaché Colonel. Khalid Mehmood, the report says that Hussain and one of his close friends had extracted massive kickbacks in the sale of the properties in Jakarta. (ANI)

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Musharraf’s close aide, family flee to UAE to avoid quizzing in Bhutto assassination case

April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Apr.27 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s close aide Tariq Aziz has fled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), along with his family, to avoid being interrogated by a fact finding committee, which has been formed by Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani to probe former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.

According to reports, Aziz, his wife, two daughters and son-in-law took the first flight available to the UAE on Sunday soon after former Military Intelligence chief Major General Nadim Aijaz was summoned by the fact finding committee for interrogation.

Insiders said that Aziz remained in constant touch with Aijaz on December 27, 2007, the day Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack in Rawalpindi.

Speculations are also rife that Aziz along with Aijaz had ordered their subordinates to wash off the crime scene at the Liaqaut Bagh in an attempt to destroy vital evidence.

Meanwhile, Gilani’s advisor for Youth Affairs Mian Muhammad Ayub has said that the masterminds of Bhutto’s murder cannot escape punishment, notwithstanding how powerful they may be.

“If inquiry committee finds any evidence against ex-president Pervez Musharraf’s involvement in it, he would be brought back through Interpol,” Ayub told mediapersons after offering floral tributes to Bhutto outside the Liaqat Bagh.

He said strict action would be taken against the perpetrators, whosoever is held responsible for the crime in the fact-finding commission’s report.

“I assure the whole nation that killers will be unveiled and they would be strictly taken to the law. No body was nominated in the UN’s report however investigation committee has started proceedings and as and when its report is finalized, action will be taken against those found involved in the murdering Benazir. They might be hanged,” Ayub said. (ANI)

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Petition filed in LHC for Musharraf’s high treason trial

April 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Lahore, Apr.24 (ANI): Yet another petition seeking registration of a high treason case against former President General Pervez Musharraf has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC).

The petition filed by an advocate Ilamuddin Ghazi requested the court to register a case against Musharraf on 15 different counts.

The petition states that Musharraf had violated his oath as an army officer by acting against the country’s Constitution and leading a coup to topple a democratically elected government.

In his petition, Ghazi also urged the court to prosecute Musharraf for removing judges of the superior judiciary in November 2007 and announcing ‘emergency’ in the country.

Ghazi also accused the former general of ordering the registration of false cases and torturing lawyers, The Daily Times reports.

In his appeal he also blamed Musharraf for planning and executing the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and ordering the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.

Ghazi requested the court to direct the federal government to lodge a case against Musharraf under the Article 6 of the Constitution. (ANI)

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‘Hostile’ Musharraf never wanted Bhutto to return to Pak in 2007 for elections

April 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Lahore, Apr.24 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf had a confrontation with slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto over the telephone days before she returned to the country in 2007, Bhutto’s close friend and adviser Mark Siegel has disclosed.

According to Siegel, Musharraf had called Bhutto when she was in the United States to discuss her plans to return to the country and take part in the elections.

An agitated Musharraf advised Bhutto against returning to Pakistan, however, she made it clear that she would go ahead with her plans,a private television channel said.

“It wasn’t a very good conversation. He was very confrontational. He seems to be very hostile. He didn’t want her to return. She made it clear that she was returning and the preparations were underway for her return,” The Daily Times quoted Siegel, as saying.

Siegel also sensationally revealed that after the 2002 general elections, Musharraf had offered Bhutto a deal according to which all cases against her husband, incumbent President Asif Ali Zardari, would be dropped, and he would be released from prison, and given a ministry of his choice if she agrees to alienate herself from the country’s politics for the next 10 years.

“He (Zardari) said he won’t accept the deal under any conditions and would rather spend the rest of his life in jail,” Siegel said.

Siegel said that after the suicide attack on Bhutto on October 18, 2007 in Karachi, in which she had a narrow escape, the former prime minister had sent him an e-mail asking what to do and to whom hold accountable is something happened to her in future.

“Even though I was stunned at her death, I knew I had to continue doing what she told me to. No matter how devastated I felt, I had to go forward and that’s when I released that email to CNN,” Siegel said, but refrained from disclosing details of the mail.

He, however, said that the e-mail asked him to hold Musharraf and others responsible for any untoward incidents. In her mail, Bhutto had also talked about impending threats to her life and how she was denied proper security cover by the authorities. (ANI)

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Musharraf to join ‘practical politics’ soon, says close aide

April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Washington, Apr.22 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is likely to join ‘practical politics’ soon as he is expected to be made the president of the newly floated All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), a close aide of the autocratic ruler has revealed.

The aide, who spoke of conditions of anonymity, also disclosed that a number of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leaders, including Faisal Saleh Hayat, Hamid Nasir Chattah, and Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri met Musharraf in Abu Dhabi recently and assured him of all their support.

They, however, clarified that due to election laws it would not be possible for them to join the APML at present.

Musharraf, who is on US tour these days, has also denounced the UN report, which blamed his regime for the tragic death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Musharraf believes that he could not be held responsible for Bhutto’s assassination because he was neither the head of the government nor the Army Chief at the time of the attack, The News quoted the former President’s close aide, as saying. (ANI)

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alik, Awan accused of direct involvement in Bhutto’s murder

April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Apr.22 (ANI): Slain Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s chief protocol officer Aslam Chaudhry’s legal advisor, Asad Rajput, has blamed Interior Minister Rehman Malik and law and parliamentary affairs minister Babar Awan of being directly involved in the former premier’s assassination.

Talking to media persons here, Rajput said the UN enquiry commission’s report over Bhutto’s tragic death has clearly established that former President General Pervez Musharraf had masterminded the gun and bomb attack on Bhutto.

He said that a number of high profile personalities, including former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, Intelligence Bureau chief, the Federal Investigation Agency and the Rawalpindi police were equally responsible for the December 27, 2007 attack, The Nation reports.

Chaudhry had accused both Malik and Rehman of sabotaging the security arrangements, which were put in place at Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh, where the ghastly incident took place.

It is worth mentioning here that according to the UN report Malik, who was in-charge of Bhutto’s security and Awan along with the current presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar and Lt. Gen. (retired) Tauqir Zia had sped off in the back-up bullet proof Mercedes soon after Bhutto was attacked and did not stop till it reached Zardari House in Islamabad. (ANI)

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