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Not running away from Pakistan, says Pervez Musharraf
By Mateen Haider
Updated about an hour ago
The former president is residing in Karachi where he receives treatment at PNS Shifa. — File photo
RAWALPINDI: Breaking the silence after nearly three months, former president Pervez Musharraf said he would not be running away from Pakistan.
"I am not running away from Pakistan. Rather, I will defend [myself] in all cases against me before a court of law," General (retired) Musharraf said to supporters gathered in Islamabad as he spoke via telephone.
"I have to go out of Pakistan only to see my ailing mother and will return back to you," he said to the gathering.
He said the cases against him are politically motivated and baseless.
He also lamented the current economic situation and claimed that when he resigned in 2008, the country had $18 billion reserves as compared to only $4 billion to $5billion today.
He condemned the model town incident & condoled with the families of those who had lost their lives.
Earlier, a convention of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) elected Musharraf as chairman of the party for the next term.
By Mateen Haider
Updated about an hour ago
The former president is residing in Karachi where he receives treatment at PNS Shifa. — File photo
RAWALPINDI: Breaking the silence after nearly three months, former president Pervez Musharraf said he would not be running away from Pakistan.
"I am not running away from Pakistan. Rather, I will defend [myself] in all cases against me before a court of law," General (retired) Musharraf said to supporters gathered in Islamabad as he spoke via telephone.
"I have to go out of Pakistan only to see my ailing mother and will return back to you," he said to the gathering.
He said the cases against him are politically motivated and baseless.
He also lamented the current economic situation and claimed that when he resigned in 2008, the country had $18 billion reserves as compared to only $4 billion to $5billion today.
He condemned the model town incident & condoled with the families of those who had lost their lives.
Earlier, a convention of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) elected Musharraf as chairman of the party for the next term.