Never asked Raheel Sharif to help me leave the country: Musharraf

[Dawood Ibrahim]

A week after an interview that made headlines, former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf said on Monday he never sent a "request" to ex-army chief General Raheel Sharif to help him leave the country by keeping the government from pressuring the courts.

Musharraf made the statement while speaking in a talk show on Channel 92.

"No one approached me, not did I approach anyone... Raheel Sharif did not discuss anything with me, nor did I send him any request," Musharraf said, adding it is all "conjecture" and that his statement to Dunya News is being "distorted" by media outlets.

Musharraf was referring to a talk show on Dunya News last week where he had said: "Well he (Raheel Sharif) did help me and I am absolutely clear and grateful. I have been his boss and I have been the army chief before him... He helped out, because the cases are politicised, they put me on the ECL, they turned it into a political issue."

When asked to explain by the host last week how the recently retired army chief helped him, Musharraf had responded saying by "influencing the courts".

Musharraf had left the country for Dubai in March earlier this year hours after the interior ministry issued a notification to remove his name from the exit control list (ECL).

The government notification followed the Supreme Court's order to lift the ban on his foreign travel.

But the order from the top court had come with the rider that the federal government or the three-judge special court trying the retired general for treason was free to make decisions to regulate his custody or restrict his movement.

Apart from murder cases of Benazir Bhutto, Nawab Akbar Bugti and Ghazi Abdul Rasheed, the retired general is facing treason charges for imposing emergency rule in November 2007, arresting judges and limiting their powers. His name was kept on the Exit Control List for more than 20 months.

Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan had said in March that Musharraf had committed to facing all cases against him in court and had "promised to return in four to six weeks".

http://www.dawn.com/news/1304604/never-asked-raheel-sharif-to-help-me-leave-the-country-musharraf

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[Dawood Ibrahim]

And the U TURN story continues

 

[iPhone]

I don't know why this guy just can't keep his mouth shut. Every now and then he got something to say. The thought of withering away into oblivion must be a terrifying one that he keeps trying to find his way back. It's not sunk in yet into him that there's no place left for him back home. That's his destiny, embrace it like a soldier.

 

[newb3e]

Thanks for making it f**king obvious Gen mushraf

 

[Djinn]

I don't know why this guy just can't keep his mouth shut. Every now and then he got something to say. The thought of withering away into oblivion must be a terrifying one that he keeps trying to find his way back. It's not sunk in yet into him that there's no place left for him back home. That's his destiny, embrace it like a soldier.

He probably does it for time pass, but fact is he was the President and the military Chief and therefore is in loop with domestic and International affairs. I see a lot of generals and other military officers visiting news channels and TV programs as analysts, I dont see there is any harm if General Musharaf renders his opinion the same way. Also the present government is trying to politicize everything he did therefore he also needs a medium to carry his point across........After all the free media is attributed to him not the Ganjoo's or Zardari's who couldn't even tolerate a movie like Maalik.

 

[Chauvinist]

This time its hard to believe him of what he is saying about Raheel..

 

[Path-Finder]

Pakistani politicians are worthy of being jesters and troubadours and nothing more.

 

[Khan_patriot]

This time its hard to believe him of what he is saying about Raheel..

Musharraf would never ask RS to help him out, even if he did it's alot better then potentially seeing Musharraf being tried and humiliated publicly just to score some cheap political points.

This time its hard to believe him of what he is saying about Raheel..

Musharraf would never ask RS to help him out, even if he did it's alot better then potentially seeing Musharraf being tried and humiliated publicly just to score some cheap political points.

 

[iPhone]

He probably does it for time pass, but fact is he was the President and the military Chief and therefore is in loop with domestic and International affairs. I see a lot of generals and other military officers visiting news channels and TV programs as analysts, I dont see there is any harm if General Musharaf renders his opinion the same way. Also the present government is trying to politicize everything he did therefore he also needs a medium to carry his point across........After all the free media is attributed to him not the Ganjoo's or Zardari's who couldn't even tolerate a movie like Maalik.

If he came out and said something non-controversial once in the blue, I would be like, ok no problem. But no, he's always gotta say something crazy that's bound to shake things up.

And yes, low and mid ranking officers do occasionally visit news channels but I've never seen former COAS or Prime Ministers sitting on a news panel "analysing" current events.

 

[Djinn]

If he came out and said something non-controversial once in the blue, I would be like, ok no problem. But no, he's always gotta say something crazy that's bound to shake things up.

And yes, low and mid ranking officers do occasionally visit news channels but I've never seen former COAS or Prime Ministers sitting on a news panel "analysing" current events.

He thinks being on media makes him stay relevant and also state his narrative in the face of utter one sided political push and rightly so he is not wrong here. He was the COAS but also the President at the same time, the rest are either Ex PM's or Ex COAS's his case is unique, not to mention he is also heading a political party. Is there any political party in Pakistan whose chairperson doesn't appear on TV? Heck even Altaf the traitor got plenty of air time on Pakistani media regularly until recently

 

[Moonlight]

Well even if he did ask and mr. Raheel Sharif did help so what? At least Mushi has served this nation. If these corrupts and looters politicians can get away with everything, so why not Musharraf?

Also, when you find no evidences against someone, you observe their characters and work history. For those who questioning mr. RS.

Enough said.

 

[Skyliner]

To phir ao na wapis Pakistan khushbu laga ka :p