Asghar Khan case verdict: Let bygones be bygones, says Pervez Musharraf

[A.Rafay]

KARACHI:
Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf, commenting on recently renewed tensions between state institutions, said these were the pillars of the state and a clash would shake the very foundation of Pakistan.
In an exclusive interview on Express News’ To the Point with Shahzeb Khanzada, he refused to comment on the political fallout of the Supreme Court judgement on the Asghar Khan case and the demand to put retired generals on trial for poll rigging and conspiring against people’s mandate.
“We should look at the present situation and plan for the future. The country is confronted with a host of crises; nobody is talking about these, everybody has started digging up graves and looking for skeletons in the closest – for heaven’s sake, think of Pakistan,” the ex-president said.
Musharraf added that the Asghar Khan case was 15 years old,and at that time, a ‘different political culture’ existed and there was ‘a totally different environment’ in which these decisions were taken.
Saying that people should not “get bogged down in the past”, the former dictator said that if they wanted to open up past cases, they should also publish the Hamoodur Rehman Commission Report and fix responsibility for the breakup of East Pakistan, as well as probe Ayub Khan’s takeover and the assassination of prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
Regarding the accountability of the army, Musharraf said it has a very strong system of accountability. A naval chief was booked by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), but cases against the politicians were not framed by the army, he added.
When asked whether he agreed with the decisions of the Supreme Court, the former president had a surprising answer to give: “I think only Almighty Allah is above the Supreme Court, and I accept its decision and would not like to comment on it.”
He said it was ‘very sad’ that the Asghar Khan verdict has led to a blame game.
Regarding the emergency of November 3, 2007, Musharraf said the establishment, the military brass, and the government at that time were taken on board with the decision.
The former president, now living in self-exile, said that if the court decides to put Gen Beg and Durrani on trial, it should be so – but should not give the perception that the action is against the army as an institution. Weakening the army would mean weakening Pakistan, he emphasised.
Musharraf brushed aside Gen Beg’s claims that someone, but not army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, would impose martial law. He also rejected claims that he was behind the creation of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, the religious right-wing alliance that formed the government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan after the 2002 elections. “Why would we support our opponents?” he asked, asserting that the 2002 polls were fair.
The former dictator claimed that there were only 13 or 14 unaccounted for missing people in Balochistan, and that the rest “go away to fight Jihad in Afghanistan and Kashmir, or take to the hills in Balochistan”. Musharraf said he would ‘definitely’ return to Pakistan.

Asghar Khan case verdict: Let bygones be bygones, says Pervez Musharraf – The Express Tribune

 

[Leader]

matti pao.

 

[batmannow]

he is right, lets finish it, & move forward,if not thn........ reverse where we were past 10 years before!

 

[hotaki]

Lets start justice with this unnatural Pakistani first, lets put him and his cronies on trial for the martial law and attack on all masjid.

Lets not bygones very bygones as this will encourage others to do the same in the future.

 

[batmannow]

Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid [Official] shared a link.
9 hours ago
Pakistan is being destroyed in the bloodiest war of its history but the Chief Justice still does not believe that Pakistan is in a state of war. Now every writer is accepting that 4thGW is being waged against Pakistan and that Indians are waiting on the East to attack under the Cold Start. We have been saying this for the last 5 years and now finally even the blind have started to see.

Supreme Court is not accepting our petitions against traitor media which is waging an information war against Pakistan, Pak army and ISI. Our petition against SAFMA is still pending. Our petition against Geo, Najam Sethi and Hamid Mir is getting hearings but still notices are not being issued. We are spending all our arguments to make the SC understand that they need to control the media war against Pakistan. Even a child can see the dirty role of media but the CJ cannot understand. Innalillahe inna ilehe rajeoon. Then people say Supreme Court is doing a great duty !!!

 

[jnd3x0]

well, still we arent living in utopia of freedom, here!
no one , is allowed to bash PAKARMY, specialy on PDF & if you need to express your immature thoughts, thn there is a room over there & its called toilet, go enjoy it! baby

who made you a senior member?

 

[hotaki]

here we go u hve been going to be reported, sadly u nt lived long!

oh no its the end of the world, the post has been reported, oh no.

 

[batmannow]

who made you a senior member?

what problem u hve?

 

[batmannow]

oh no its the end of the world, the post has been reported, oh no.

but could be the end of u here?
if you dont like PAKARMY, well you can join INDIAN DEFENCE FOURM, as this case is concerned , remember what ever was done was done by the oders of BHUTTO, as per/constitution !
who odered a political cell , in ISI!
in the end no one gets nothing, cleaning dirty cloths in the streets!
bringing LAL masjid, & MUSHARAF,s rule into the disscusion , is going offtopic!

 

[hotaki]

This theory that media is anti state and army is untrue, the media is doing a good job in exposing corruption in the army and civil departments, this is opening the eyes of the public and they have realised that the army painting itself as a clean corruption free institution is a pure lie.

Army is working overtime to ensure that the truth remains hidden and therefore plays the conspiracy card that media is foreign funded and enemy from the east is about to attack. Enemy from the east will not attack as its un their interests not to, also Pakistan army cant defeat or conquer India as history tells that victories and conquest is done by those who reside west of the indus.

 

[AstanoshKhan]

Musharraf is (unfortunately) a history. He had his chances but screwed up big time hence should be ignored.

 

[batmannow]

Musharraf is (unfortunately) a history. He had his chances but screwed up big time hence should be ignored.

& everyone got screwed in the history of pakistan! & many will going to be!

 

[jnd3x0]

what problem u hve?

Sir being senior on this forum your posts holds value and you should know how to act responsible enough. Bashing someone mere on his/her thoughts is unacceptable, you should argue the person if you have something to say/correct or otherwise ignore.

 

[batmannow]

Sir being senior on this forum your posts holds value and you should know how to act responsible enough. Bashing someone mere on his/her thoughts is unacceptable, you should argue the person if you have something to say/correct or otherwise ignore.

PAKARMY,s bashing gets no respect, from guys like me!
& this fourm hve some rules to follow, dont go offtopic!

 

[hotaki]

but could be the end of u here?
if you dont like PAKARMY, well you can join INDIAN DEFENCE FOURM, as this case is concerned , remember what ever was done was done by the oders of BHUTTO, as per/constitution !
who odered a political cell , in ISI!
in the end no one gets nothing, cleaning dirty cloths in the streets!
bringing LAL masjid, & MUSHARAF,s rule into the disscusion , is going offtopic!

Sir i believe you would be most welcomed in Indian defence forum as they carry same genetics as you, so i strongly advise you to join.

I as a Pakistani will voice my opinions, i am not against the pak army or ordinary soldier but i am against the top brass and the corruption in pak army.