**ISLAMABAD: Former president and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General (retd) Pervez Musharraf may leave the country tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, one day ahead of Nawaz Sharif’s election as the PM, to visit his ailing mother at a hospital in Dubai as she has developed a serious health problem.
He is currently in detention at his house in Shehzad Town in that has been declared prison by the authorities. He was placed on exit control list (ECL) by the director general immigration and passport on April 7 last after issuance of directive by Sindh High Court while granting him protective bail. A circular was issued to all the exit points including the airports not to let the former president leave the country.
Later the Supreme Court also directed authorities concerned to ensure that the former president didn’t leave the country. The order came as an SC bench took up high treason case against the former army chief and president of the country who ousted Nawaz Sharif’s government in 1999 in a bloodless coup by defying the constitution.
Well placed sources privy to the developments told The News/Jang here Sunday evening that an application for the bail would be adjudicated tomorrow (Tuesday) and with that he would be moving the learned court for scrapping his name from the ECL since he has to proceed to Dubai immediately for visiting his ailing mother.
The pre-arrest bail in the Nawab Akbar Bugti assassination case would be taken up by another court on Thursday next a day after assumption of the office of the Prime Minister by Nawaz Sharif. Pervez Musharraf would not be required to appear personally for the plea in the court for grant of pre-arrest bail.
In the meanwhile, sources in the interior ministry and the director general immigration and passport told this scribe that there is no truth about removal of the name of retired General Pervez Musharraf from the ECL unless the apex court issues order for the same. The speculation is baseless in this regard, the sources maintained.
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Re: Musharraf likely to visit his ailing mother in Dubai tomorrow
Zia ul Haq's son and Haroon Rasheed had mentioned this two weeks ago that he will be out of Pakistan before Nawaz Shareef takes oath...their info seems to be correct.
Re: Musharraf likely to visit his ailing mother in Dubai tomorrow
I think the decision should be kept pending until Nawaz takes over as Prime Minster. Let him make the decision now, as he is only 2 days away from becoming the PM. Keeping him another 1-2 days in custody wont make a difference.
Re: Musharraf likely to visit his ailing mother in Dubai tomorrow
I think the decision should be kept pending until Nawaz takes over as Prime Minster. Let him make the decision now, as he is only 2 days away from becoming the PM. Keeping him another 1-2 days in custody wont make a difference.
that's the whole point...Nawaz Shareef wants to get rid of the problem before hand. the army will NOT like to see one of their own dragged around in the mess that has to follow after the oath-taking ceremony.
raste se pahle hii haTaa deN taa k koii aRchan na baaqii rahe.
Re: Musharraf likely to visit his ailing mother in Dubai tomorrow
I wish someone alerts the court about his impending departure from the country and preempt the move. Sharif has already told Gen Kiyani that he wanted the Musharraf episode over before he took oath as the PM. So for all practical purposes, Musharraf should be out of the country by 5th June evening, unless SC is alerted and special directives are issued against any such move without prior clearance from the top court.
Re: Musharraf likely to visit his ailing mother in Dubai tomorrow
I was watching president sahib special interview last night, there reporters mentioned k under se khabr ai hai k 4 june ko musharaf ko bhagay ja raha hai.
Re: Musharraf likely to visit his ailing mother in Dubai tomorrow
I was watching president sahib special interview last night, there reporters mentioned k under se khabr ai hai k 4 june ko musharaf ko bhagay ja raha hai.
