Pakistan's Musharraf to form political party

[xenia]

Pakistan's Musharraf to form political party​

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is planning to launch a political party in a comeback bid two years after he was unseated in elections, officials said Wednesday.

Musharraf, who has been abroad since leaving office after nine years in power, could face trial if he returns home and is wanted for questioning by the current government over the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

An aide and election official confirmed to AFP that the retired general has applied to register a new political party with the electoral authorities in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

Mohammad Ali Saif, a former cabinet minister and now a Musharraf legal adviser, said election authorities would hear the application on May 10.

"I have formally applied for a new political party called All Pakistan Muslim League. Pervez Musharraf is the head of this party and we will formally announce it after getting registered," he told AFP.

Saif, an unofficial spokesman for Musharraf, is active in organising the new political party and said the former president had told him in London that he intended to return to Pakistan and fight a criminal case.

Pakistan police registered a case against Musharraf in August, a precursor to potentially putting the ex-president on trial for detaining judges in 2007 as he attempted to cling onto power.

Musharraf imposed a state of emergency and sacked about 60 judges in November 2007 when the supreme court appeared poised to declare him ineligible to contest a presidential election while in military uniform.

"I am in Punjab to establish our party structure here. We will establish it across Pakistan. I can see a bright future for Musharraf in Pakistan," Saif told AFP.

Sabir Hussain Gilani, a spokesman for the election commission of Pakistan, confirmed that the body had received the application.

"They want to register their party as All Pakistan Muslim League but there are two more applications wanting the same name," he said.

The chief election commissioner has issued notices to all the applicants and will decide on their application next month, the spokesman added.

---AFP

 

[Fasih Khan]

Welcome Home. Please take us out of this misery Mr. President.

 

[Nahraf]

Musahrraf should come back and face the music. Instead of lecturing on TV while wearing military uniform he will now wear Shalwar Qameez and give speeches in pubic meetings. This will only give people more choices and nightmare for some political opponents. Nawaz Sharif will now point his guns towards Musharraf while giving some breathing space to Zardari. It is Ménage à trois now.

 

[T-Faz]

This will be very good for our democrazy, Nawaz and PML-N will be trumped. Good riddance to a loser created by the army man and will die at the hands of army man.

 

[Nahraf]

This will be very good for our democrazy, Nawaz and PML-N will be trumped. Good riddance to a loser created by the army man and will die at the hands of army man.

Nawaz Sharif may have been promoted by General Zia but he has persevered on his own abilities.

 

[Dr.Evil]

At least now Musharraf is trying to come to power by legitimate means.

Good luck Mushi.

 

[VrSoLdIeRs]

This will be very good for our democrazy, Nawaz and PML-N will be trumped. Good riddance to a loser created by the army man and will die at the hands of army man.

you think the one man army can take down nawaz??? keep dreaming!!!

i dont think mushy will come back as he will have cases piled against him and without all the military escort and politicians wagging their tails, it will be hard for him to survive!!!

 

[Fasih Khan]

At least now Musharraf is trying to come to power by legitimate means.

Good luck Mushi.

Damn !!! Indians talking about legitimacy and morals disgust me, keeping their Shameless occupation of Jammu & Kashmir, Brutalities on Kashmiris by their brutal army and their continues rants of Kashmir an integral part bullc**p.

Please Stop talking about Morality !!!

 

[Kompromat]

Bring this Mushi one more time and i promise he will Burn this country to the ground.

 

[PracticalGuy]

can he come to power if he forms a party? or will he be like Imran Khan?
will the Punjabis vote for him??

 

[pak-marine]

i have got a name for his part .... pakistan fauji league

 

[xenia]

"I have formally applied for a new political party called All Pakistan Muslim League. Pervez Musharraf is the head of this party and we will formally announce it after getting registered," he told AFP.

---AFP

another Muslim League..i wonder it would be a new version of PML-Q??

 

[Comet]

Let us see how good he is in Politics. Have been ruling country with a stick, now is time to pay back.

 

[JonAsad]

Count me in.... m with Musharraf all the way to Glory..

 

[Kompromat]

can he come to power if he forms a party? or will he be like Imran Khan?
will the Punjabis vote for him??

He should enjoy his time in retirement and stop worrying about us , he has done enough damage to us along with his Imported PM Shaukat Aziz.

He can face security risks if he goes Back to Pakistan , Balochs are looking for him , PPP is Looking for him , Taleban are looking for him.

Do you really think that this notorious crook will ever be able to lead the country again?

Imran Khan is a different story though , he is comming to power sooner or later.