Election Ready: Musharraf to return on March 24

Musharraf would return to Karachi on a public flight and would not be detained on his arrival, says his press aide.

DUBAI: Former president Pervez Musharraf will return home on March 24 after nearly four years of self-imposed exile in Dubai, his press aide said on Tuesday, in time to take part in parliamentary elections.

His press aide Khurram Haris said Musharraf would return to Karachi on a public flight and would not be detained on his arrival.

Pakistan’s government would provide security for Musharraf, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 13^th, 2013.