Former president Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: AFP
Senators Ishaq Dar, Raza Rabbani, Mushahidullah Khan and Zahid Khan spoke out about what they called the ‘preferential treatment’ being meted out to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
Adressing a press conference after the senate session, they said that they would oversee the treatment of the former president, alleging that he was being given preferential treatment despite the fact that many cases were pending against him in different courts. They raised an objection over what they called the discriminatory approach of the caretaker government of keeping him in his farmhouse by declaring it a sub-jail rather than putting him behind bars in a prison after the rejection of his protective bail by the Islamabad High Court. The Senate also passed a resolution seeking his trial under article 6 for the abrogation of the Constitution. However, the MQM and PML-Q senators neither supported nor opposed the resolution.
Sources said senators from anti-Musharraf political parties would exert pressure on the caretaker government to review its decision and send Musharraf to Attock Fort if he faces security problems in Adiala jail, the same way Musharraf incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
The Senate chairman on Monday summoned the 93rd session of upper house scheduled for May 2. The session was summoned on the requisition of senators belonging to Pakistan Peoples party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
The submitted requisition, which was signed by around 33 members of the upper house, aimed to discuss the situation arising from the arrest of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.
The house will also discuss the security situation with particular reference to the elections and the ongoing bomb attacks on certain political parties.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 27th, 2013.
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If he is responsible for the assasination of Bhutto, then who would be blamed for the killing of citizens of Pakistan (All are equal & Justice should be done) fool proof security must be provided to every citizen as all are under threat.
The man is a former President and is innocent until proven guilty - the number of cases against him is irrelevant! Moreover, he should be BAILED as he is not a flight risk. He is one of the few Pakistani's who have had the courage to return to the country to face his accusers - all other criminals have shown themselves to be gutless cowards!
The case has occupied front page of global media, high treason,apex court observation and government refusal to trial, all are underconsideration by the world legal community. So dire need of the time to aviod mounting pressure on the independent judges by passing resolutions,because they are already on the right path leading to justice.
What they have to do,know better than politicians.
There is nothing going to be happened to Musharraf.Never forget these words senators......
Senators should grow up !!!
Shoudn't interfare in the court proceeding by resolutions,let them do their legal duty. Our courts are really dependable with acceptable impatial legal behave. Efforts being carried out by the said political parties are not impartial so that is bias is not acceptable..
Surely,politician General(R) Pervez Musharraf will be more than happy to go to Attock Fort.Vengeance of the above mentioned so called Senators is crystal clear.These,Senators through their statement have confirmed,that they do not stand for law but for 'Revenge and only for Revenge'. For them every other thing is wrong. Shameful act on their part. They will soon be hounded by popularity of 'Musharraf the great'.