Pakistan

Throw corrupt politicians out of country, says ex-military ruler Musharraf

Musharraf hopes to form alliance, squash PPP, PML-N

News Desk October 15, 2017

PHOTO: AFP

All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief and former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said that all corrupt politicians should be thrown out of the country.

They, including the PML-N politicians, want to create chaos in the country and therefore, speak against the judiciary and the army, he added. "The Supreme Court should take notice of this."

He said those speaking against the army are enemies of the country and the nation will respond to them in a befitting manner. "Pakistan Army is the defender of the country and it has served in all times of difficulties while guarding the borders."

Addressing a rally in Karachi via phone from Dubai, Musharraf said his party, the APML, is going to cobble together a political alliance with PML-Functional and other like-minded parties.

Participants of the rally marched from Tariq Road to Mazar-e-Quaid. They were carrying placards inscribed with messages in the army’s support. They also chanted slogans against the PML-N and PPP.

ATC confiscates Musharraf’s surety bonds

Musharraf said his party will contest the next elections with a political alliance and if they are voted to power, they will fight against corruption.

He said the country is facing serious threats because of the flawed policies of the present rulers, to the extent where a premier was disqualified by the court based on corruption charges.

In the wake of the disqualification the PML-N is issuing statements against the army and the judiciary, which should be condemned, he said.

He said the country is on the verge of collapse due to the present government, the national exchequer is almost empty and the country is being run on loans.

Zardari plotted assassination of Benazir, Murtaza Bhutto: Musharraf

He said the economy was doing much better during his regime as compared to the present situation while adding that it seems like corrupt politicians seem eager to sell the county out with their policies.

He went on to say that APML has started its political activities and will form a grand alliance to defeat Pakistan Peoples Party and the PML-N. He said that Karachi has awakened and many people from different parties are joining APML, and more are welcome to.

COMMENTS (13)

MJ-Sid | 7 years ago | Reply If we start throwing corrupt people out of Pakistan, maybe 14 people will be left in the country and half of them will be infants. But seriously all of us have bee conditioned to accept corruption in our lives. Students cheat, then use personal contacts or nepotism to get coveted jobs. Then try to find short cuts to work less and make more money while showing no regard for business ethics and common morality. From disobeying traffic laws to throwing trash on the streets to watching adult movies on the net to backbiting against friends and relatives and everything in between how many people really are not corrupt?

reader | 7 years ago | Reply great leader miss you plz come back

VIEW MORE COMMENTS

Dr Kapadia | 7 years ago | Reply Mush is a voluptuary. He lives to satisfy his sensual pleasures. He must come and face the courts for his acts of abrogating the constitution twice. If you calculate his worth of his wealth, he would leave behind sheikhs of the gulf.

amir | 7 years ago | Reply the NAB proceeding is a eye wash to appease the masses. Nothing will transpire against NS and family, few will be made scapegoats. The issue is not justice when deserved, because if this starts happening with the politicians next in line are the Generals and the judges. Now who would want to see this line, NO ONE. Justice is only for the poor masses. rest have immunity

Shakil | 7 years ago | Reply Yes Mr Mush it has already been done, you were thrown out...

Arshad | 7 years ago | Reply He got Rs 2 billion bribe from Saudi king to sell Pakistan's foreign policy. He ruined Pakistan's chance to reform by embracing the same corrupt people whom he had staged a coup against. He disgraced the millitary. Should be given an exemplary punishment.

Andrew | 7 years ago | Reply What is the use of throwing the corrupt politicians out of the country. The government which has thrown them out will create some new ordinance like the NRO giving the corrupt politicians a loophole in the law. Either this or they will return after a few years pretending to be concerned about the welfare of this country. Didn't Mr. Musharraf throw Nawaz Sharif and the Bhutto's out of the country. BB was assassinated, paying the way for Asif Zardari to become President of the country and then when his term was over, he paved the way for the return of the Sharif's to politics. Legislation needs to be introduced restricting and banning corrupt politicians from politics for life. The same legislation should ban such politicians from ever entering the political scene again with the ban being extended to any and all family members and relations of the politicians. This country has had the problem of corruption from its birth. The actual problem is not the corrupt politicians but rather the general public. We cry so much that the politicians are corrupt but not once do we ever want to correct our own ways. Cleansing starts from the grass roots levels not at the top echelons of power. Once the general public refuse to be corrupt, then the things will start sorting themselves out in due course, paving the way for a better and corruption free Pakistan.

Saeed Masood | 7 years ago | Reply Like you have thrown yourself out of the country yourself, please come back and then talk General.Your bravery is in question.

SOHAIL RAFIQ | 7 years ago | Reply Who introduced NRO, Mr. Musharraf can you explain please

rk singh | 7 years ago | Reply Like Parvez Musharraf?

Jamil Chaudri | 7 years ago | Reply Pakistan should have this man repatriated. He carried out a revolt against the Elected Government of the Islamic Republic. He should be jailed for the rest of his life.

quatro | 7 years ago | Reply Why isn't this guy sitting in a Pakistani jail?

Sodomite | 7 years ago | Reply And Generals, Judges and Bureaucrats too.

Replying to X