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Musharraf summons close aides to Dubai
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9 May 2011 |
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Closely watching the evolving situation back home after the Abbottabad operation fiasco, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has stepped up consultations with his close aides on the possibility of his return.
Sources close to him told The News here that Musharraf was looking at the fast-paced developments in Pakistan with keen interest and had summoned his close aides to Dubai to discuss the latest situation and its implications.
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, Musharraf s erstwhile supporter, has already demanded of president and prime minister to step down after their failure in coping with the crises, including the Abbottabad operation of the US forces against Osama Bin Laden.
These sources said that Musharraf had also taken interest in the latest political development when PPP and PML-Q joined hands against PML-N.
The situation arising out of the Abbottabad military action of the US forces will definitely be on the top of the agenda in our discussions, confirmed a close aide of Musharraf, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, when this correspondent contacted him on telephone. He is leaving for Dubai today (Sunday).
Musharraf, who heads All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), which mainly exists on papers, has summoned his key associates, including former federal minister for law and parliamentary affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi and his ex-spokesman Major General (R) Rashid Qureshi, when he was the head of the state, to Dubai for consultations.
When asked is it possible that Musharraf s home coming date to be announced at the end of their consultations, which start from today, he replied in the negative and said the return of Musharraf would be after thorough preparations to make it an important event.
However, he believed it was quite possible APML leader could stage a come-back very soon but he declined to hint at the likely date right now. Taking into accounts all the pros and cons, Musharraf will come back home, he contended.
Barrister Saif said only time would tell how significant would be Musharraf s homecoming, as the performance of the incumbent leadership whether in the Centre or in Punjab was before the nation.
He brushed aside the impression that as long as Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Musharraf would not return home and said this had nothing to do with APML leader s future programmes.
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Source: beta.thehindu.com |
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