KARACHI: The Interior ministry has on Monday accepted former president Gen. (retd) Pervaiz Musharraf
217;s plea for provision of se
curity upon his return to the country.
The minister accepted Musharraf
217;s plea to pr
ovide se
curity upon his return to the country pertaining several cases, while travelling details o
f the former president were demanded by the ministry to ensure provision of timely foolproof se
curity, it was mentioned in a notification.
A special court on Friday ordered suspension of identity card and passport of former president Pervaiz Musharraf.
While conducting the hearing of high treason case against Musharraf, the court has sent a copy o
f the suspension order to the Interior Ministry for immediate action.
On the other hand, the former president has decided to return to the country, while he has also requested the government to pr
ovide him se
curity since there is ‘threat’ to Musharraf’s life.
Pervaiz Musharraf’s counsel Advo
cate Akhtar Shah filed an application in the Federal and Defence Ministry requesting to pr
ovide the former president with se
curity since ‘he is willing to present himself before the court pertaining cases against him’.