Former president Pervez Musharraf says his plans to return to the country were intact despite the military leadership’s refusal to provide him security or help him evade arrest.
Talking to The Express Tribune by phone from Dubai, Musharraf said: “I have never made any such request. My comeback plans are very much intact. I don’t need any extra measures for my protection and the government, not the army, is responsible for that.”
In Islamabad, a spokesperson for the former president also called this newspaper to contradict a news report, saying it was untrue.
“Musharraf … will return when he has to…we will decided what time suits him to be in Pakistan again,” said Fawad Chaudhry, who is associated with the former president’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).
On Sunday, it was reported that Musharraf had requested the military leadership to use its influence to prevent an imminent arrest upon his arrival in Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 11th, 2011.
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