Summary Conflicting reports regarding ex-president's fate keep circulating in the capital.
ISLAMABAD ( Dunya News) - After Musharraf Pervez’ indictment, the rumours galore regarding Musharraf’s departure abroad or denial of his plea to Interior Ministry for removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
One aircraft from the UAE has also arrived here in Islamabad but ex-dictators departure hinges on the Interior Ministry’s decision on his plea for removal of his name from ECL.
Certain sources claim the government has decided to allow Pervez Musharaf to leave while the certain cabinet members merely laugh away the proposition.
On Monday, special court, which indicted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for high treason over 2007 imposition of emergency rule, rejected his request to allow him to go abroad for treatment.
Musharraf filed two applications through his new defence lawyer, Farogh Nasim, seeking the court’s permission to leave Pakistan for treatment in the United States. He had also wanted to proceed to the United Arab Emirate to inquire about the health of his mother, who is undergoing treatment in a hospital there.
The three-member special bench however rejected Musharraf’s application and advised him to approach the federal government to seek removal of his name from the ECL.
The court said it has no jurisdiction to bar Musharraf from leaving the country as he is not under arrest in the high treason case.
The Interior Ministry has previously rejected Musharraf’s request for permission to go abroad for treatment. Sources close to Musharraf say the former president is likely to submit a fresh application for removal of his name from the ECL.
Meanwhile, the court has exempted Musharraf from appearing before it.
On the other hand, Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the government was ready to provide air ambulance for the ailing mother of Pervez Musharraf to bring her back to Pakistan.
Addressing the session of National Assembly on Monday, he said the jails were full of the criminals whose relatives or dear ones were ailing but leniency to criminals would cost heavy price.
