Musharraf also said he would personally visit Chitral to thank the people for supporting the APMLN, Iftikhar stated. PHOTO: AFP
Talking to journalists at the Chitral Press Club on Friday, Iftikhar said he had held a meeting with Musharraf and presented his NA seat to him as he deserved it in the true sense, however, the former president declined the offer.
Iftikhar said Musharraf appreciated the loyalty of the people of Chitral and promised to launch other mega-projects and development schemes in the constituency.
Musharraf also said he would personally visit Chitral to thank the people for supporting the APML, Iftikhar stated.
The MNA further told journalists Musharraf had directed him to sit on the opposition benches, in order to support the government in their governance and oppose policies which were not favourable to the nation.
According to Iftikhar, the former president had told him the people of Chitral had elected him to power because of the completion of mega-projects like the Lowari Tunnel and other development schemes.
Musharraf further told Iftikhar he would contemplate the NA seat after he was free from the issues he was facing.
Musharraf had earlier been detained in his Chak Shahzad farmhouse on charges of conspiracy to murder two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto and other cases. He was granted bail by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi on Monday.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 25th, 2013.
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Parveez Musharaf We Are With You. A Great Leader For Pakistan. Zindabad Musharaf.
A true,honest and visionary leader that our nation failed to understand sadly. Long live Pervez Musharraf.
strong textGREAT LEADER PERVEZ MUSHARRAF
He did not leave the country,neither has he come back through some NRO.He did a good job during his time,was not accused of corruption,nepotism or fraudulently taking away national wealth to foreign countries.We as a nation are very myopic,can not see beyond our noses,we are so naive that we see & think through the prism of our hearts not heads.One would like to have a man of his caliber who is patriotic & level headed.He is far better than these corrupt politicians who are always ready to sell this country for minor personal gains.But,one person acceptable at the helm of affairs is an exception,namely,Imran Khan.President Pervez Musharraf has all the right to stay in Pakistan.
True, Gentle people cannot sit with corrupt, convicted,crminals,defaulters,fake degree holders like PML-N
NA or PA seats are not something that a person can present it to the other. It is not their personal property that can change hands easily. One has to resign first and then there would be by-elections and whoever wins it fair and square would be elected. This is a cheap publicity stunt by those who have gotten just one seat in the whole country. Mush would never dare sit as a single member of his party among hundreds of NA members hostile to him.
APMLN, eh? All Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz? Tch.
Lol at APMLN. APML-Nawaz?