'Political conspiracy' against Musharraf: APML

Political forces behind the illegal detention are emboldening extremists, says Musharraf’s political adviser.

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) protested against the continued detention of military dictator Pervez Musharraf, terming it "a part of an elaborate political conspiracy contrary to justice and the rule of law."

In a press statement, Musharraf’s political adviser Chaudry Sarfraz Anjum Kahlon stated that the former president "was being punished for protecting the unity and integrity of Pakistan against violent actors.”

"All cases currently registered against Musharraf are politically orientated and devoid of any reality or legal merit. It is a grave injustice that the former president has been incarcerated for near to six months and serious questions are being raised about the validity of the legal process."

Kahlon added that "those political forces behind the unjust and illegal detention of Musharraf are inadvertently emboldening extremists, terrorists and foreign backed separatists in Pakistan."

Kahlon further said that "certain political forces wish to create an intolerable situation for Musharraf in the hope that he will leave Pakistan, but they will fail in their malicious designs as a Pakistani soldier always overcomes challenges and lives only for his country and people."