ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday said due legal procedure was being followed to arrest General Pervez Musharraf for his alleged involvement in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Talking to media persons after chairing a meeting on law and order, and security situation in the Federal Capital on the eve of Joint Parliamentary Session, he said the government had communicated court orders to the Interpol which would then issue Red Warrants for Musharraf's arrest.
Malik reaches out to Taliban
Rehman Malik said the entire nation wanted the elimination of terrorism from the country. He said had that he had extended an invitation to the Taliban for peace negotiations and prove themselves as worthy Pakistanis by giving up violence.
"I urge the Taliban to join us in pursuit of durable peace instead of violence for the future generations in the country," implored the Interior Minister, expressing his hope that “the Taliban will realise the situation and give up terrorism for the sake of the people of FATA, as development process is continuing in the area."
PPP has always been victimised
Replying to a question about the Asghar Khan case, Malik declined to speak on the issue, given the matter was sub judice.
"Let the former Chief of Army Staff, General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Baig and former ISI Chief, Lt. Gen (Retd), Asad Durrani defend their case and prove their innocence in the court," he said.
Dispelling the impression of any plot behind the Asghar Khan case, Rehman Malik said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had always been a victim of conspiracies in the past as false cases were registered against President Asif Ali Zardari and Benazir Bhutto by former Chairman of Ehtesab Bureau Saif ur Rehman.
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Notwithstanding the lack of credibility that this PPP government has, doesn't a former president have "presidential immunity" from any prosecution for any crime ? Its the same constitutional clause that our PM keeps bringing up when asked to write to Swiss authorities regarding Zardari cases.
Mr. Malik, read the side mirror of your Pajero, its says "the assassin of Bibi is closer than you think"
I expect a degree of analysis from Tribune reporters. Most of them seem only to parrot what comes out of the news maker's mouth. Please do better !
I wonder what happened to the Interpol red warrant issued for the arrest of Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar?! Is it on Mr. Malik's desk?
So Rehman Malik did not file the petition right w/o any documents ? how silly ? This indicated this is how politically motivated the case is ??
Given the lack of credibility given Pakistan's government I seriously doubt that Interpol would arrest the former head of Pakistan let alone deport him to Pakistan. You want Musharraf your going to have to negotiate extradition treaties and convince those country that you have cause to have him deported. The reality is that if the govt had a real interest in getting Musharraf back for trial it would have taken legitimate steps to do so yrs ago.