Musharraf's return to Pakistan delayed as passport fails to restore
Musharraf will now seek another date for appearance in the Supreme Court.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The return of former president Pervez Musharraf to Pakistan faced a delay on Thursday as his passport failed to restore.
Musharraf will now seek another date for appearance in the Supreme Court. All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Secretary General Dr Amjad and lawyer Moazzam Butt will appear before the Lahore registry today.
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Dr Amjad has said that Musharraf is ready to return in light of SC‘s orders however his passport has not not be restored despite the directions of court.
“He will depart for the country as soon as his passport is restored,” he maintained.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had ordered Musharraf to return to Pakistan and appear before it on June 13 but then extended the deadline to 2pm today.
CJP Saqib Nisar said that the apex court was not bound to accept Musharraf’s condition regarding guarantee for his return, as the court has already granted him protection by letting him to practice politics in Pakistan without any fear.
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He said that if Musharraf is a commando, he should come to Pakistan instead of mis-committing like politicians. Didn’t you get afraid when you took over the country, he asked.
If Musharraf has ‘tremor’ disorder then how will he participate in general elections 2018, he asked.
