Summary A chartered airplane or air ambulance might be used for Musharraf's travel.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Former President of Pakistan General (Retd) Pervaiz Musharraf Thursday is all set for his overseas travel, according to sources. A travel thorugh a chartered airplane or air ambulance is being discussed. A air ticket of a private airline bound for Dubai was also booked earlier in this regard. His departure is expected within a few hours.
Earlier today, Supreme Court upheld Sindh High Court’s verdict of omitting former president’s name from the ECL, lifting condition on his foreign visits.
In a short verdict, Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali announced that the government’s appeal had been disposed off. But he said that the government or a separate court could technically pass a fresh travel ban if they provided valid reasons.
All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Secretary General Dr Amjad had stated that the former military ruler of the country Pervez Musharraf will go abroad for a couple of months in order to get treatment.
Amjad said that Musharraf’s first stop will be Dubai but his doctors will decide after consultation as to where he will be treated. He further added that the former president will face the cases brought up against him after he returns to the country.
In response to the ban uplift, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Shah has said that it is clear after Supreme Court’s (SC) order that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif is willing to allow former president Pervez Musharraf to travel abroad.
Shah said that the government dropped Musharraf’s issue in judiciary’s lap to get rid of it. He stated that what political parties could do when the victim of the former dictator, Nawaz Sharif is himself maintaining silence on the issue.
