Islamabad, Nov 12 : A couple of weeks after former Pakistan premier Pervez Musharraf expressed his desire to join active politics and directed his supporters to create a platform for him to take over the reins of the erstwhile ruling party in Pakistan, the PML-Q, he last evening said that he had no intentions to become the League-Q president.
According to the Daily Times, talking to the media at the Islamabad airport, Musharraf said that his return to politics depended on the “future circumstances” of the country.
Islamabad, Nov 11: Three Pakistani Senators, two from the Treasury benches and one from the Opposition, have reportedly called for filing treason cases against the country’s former president Pervez Musharraf over “subverting” the Constitution and the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti during his nine-year regime ending early this year.
The three Senators put their signatures on the draft resolution, filed with the country’s Senate Secretariat here during the first sitting of the requisitioned session.
Islamabad, Nov 1 : The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leadership met former President Pervez Musharraf at his residence to learn about his plans following recent reports about his intention to enter the political arena, a source said.
Musharraf told Shujaat Hussain, Pervaiz Elahi and Wajahat Hussain that he currently had no intention to enter politics because he and his family did not think it was the right time for him to do that, the source said.
Lahore, Oct 31: A petition filed in Pakistan’s Supreme Court has asked the court to cancel the land allotted to former president Pervez Musharraf at Chak Shahzad.
The petition filed on Thursday by Jamil Akhtar stated that the land could only be used to grow vegetables and poultry but Musharraf’s farmhouse had a swimming pool and a jogging track, among other facilities.
Islamabad, Oct 27: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is said to be keen on leading the PML-Q, the political party which he backed during last February elections. He reportedly expressed this desire in front of his personal friends in Lahore last week at a dinner.
Musharraf also told his friends that if the Chaudhrys of Gujarat, who are presently holding the reins of the party, were not ready to quit, “then someone from the ranks of the party should make them leave so that he could take over without much fuss”.
Islamabad, Oct 18 : Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has reportedly decided to take to full time politics. But, he would do this only after moving into his new farmhouse at Chak Shahzad. Sources said he doesn’t want to misuse the Army House for political purposes.
“I don’t want to make the Army House a hub of political activities because of its unique nature, but my political headquarter will be my personal residence once I shift there,” The News quoted some of the visitors (who met Musharraf) as saying.