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Musharraf takes a U turn delays return to Pakistan
Posted on: Thu January 19, 2012
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Former military rulers and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief Pervez Musharraf on Thursday took a U-turn on his homecoming and announced a delay in his programme to come back to Pakistan.
The decision comes after he consulted party members on his return plans. Earlier it had been announced that Musharraf will arrive in Pakistan between January 27 to 30, 2012.
Sources said that Musharraf delayed his return on the suggestion of his "friends", who said that coming back to Pakistan right now might not be favorable for the former president.
Reports of his arrest on arrival on account of cases registered against him have also surfaced lately.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik had assured the Senate on Wednesday that Musharraf would be arrested on his return to Pakistan. "I assure this house that if he lands in Pakistan, he will be arrested because he is a proclaimed offender in the Benazir Bhutto murder case," the minister had said.
The interior minister\'s assurance came a day after Senator Raza Rabbani submitted a 10-point charge sheet in Senate, calling for the former dictator\'s arrest.
Courtesy : The News