Farah Sohail
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DUBAI/ISLAMABAD: The 60 million dollar question being asked in Pakistan and abroad after the momentous Musharraf treason trial decision by PM Nawaz Sharif is how the armed forces will react.
There were no clear-cut answers or official response from the spokespersons and the ISPR on this question but after talking to a number of in service and retired top officers, The News has been able to gather some idea of what thinking could be going going on, although it is too early to expect a fully considered and articulated response.
According to highly placed sources it can be disclosed that an ill-advised or an over-confident retired General Pervez Musharraf was quietly offered a safe exit by top army generals, with a tacit nod of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to avoid the loaded freight train that has now arrived at his Chak Shahzad farmhouse in shape of the Article 6 treason case.
While none of the two sides would confirm it, General Kayani and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have been discussing the civil-military relations in a larger context in their long private sessions in recent weeks and General Musharraf was one of these subjects.
“Both the sides are annoyed that an arrogant and hotheaded Musharraf thinks that he can avoid his trial and punishment by involving other top generals and the institution of the Army itself. He refused to take the offer of a safe exit and said he would undergo the trial,” according to these sources.
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There were no clear-cut answers or official response from the spokespersons and the ISPR on this question but after talking to a number of in service and retired top officers, The News has been able to gather some idea of what thinking could be going going on, although it is too early to expect a fully considered and articulated response.
According to highly placed sources it can be disclosed that an ill-advised or an over-confident retired General Pervez Musharraf was quietly offered a safe exit by top army generals, with a tacit nod of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to avoid the loaded freight train that has now arrived at his Chak Shahzad farmhouse in shape of the Article 6 treason case.
While none of the two sides would confirm it, General Kayani and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have been discussing the civil-military relations in a larger context in their long private sessions in recent weeks and General Musharraf was one of these subjects.
“Both the sides are annoyed that an arrogant and hotheaded Musharraf thinks that he can avoid his trial and punishment by involving other top generals and the institution of the Army itself. He refused to take the offer of a safe exit and said he would undergo the trial,” according to these sources.
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Source: The 60 million dollar question: how will the army react?
