(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Former president's name likely to be removed from the exit control list
Former president pervez musharraf is likely to leave pakistan for the uae this week following a possible removal of his name from the exit control list (ecl) according to a private tv channel.
It was conveyed to the ex-army chief by his counsel farogh nasim who held a meeting with him in rawalpindi’s military hospital where he has been under treatment since january 2.
Sources said nasim informed musharraf that his name could possibly be excluded from the ecl which will enable him to leave for sharjah where his 95-year-old mother zarin musharraf is under treatment in a hospital and said to be in a critical condition.
Musharraf was informed that sindh high court and the supreme court may issue rulings in this regard and that the government is also giving positive signals for his exit.
On the other hand according to sources former president is insisting that he be shifted to his farm house in chak shahzad as he is feeling suffocated in the hospital.
In this regard a 7-member medical board headed by maj-gen imran majid examined the former president and said that he cannot be shifted to his palatial farm house as his diabetes and cholesterol levels are continuously rising.
On the other hand the government has offered to bring back former president pervez musharraf’s mother who is undergoing treatment in sharjah rather than let him travel to the gulf country a media report said on tuesday.
The development came a day after musharraf was indicted of high treason by a special three-bench court dawn online reported.
Musharraf’s counsel had asked the court to allow him to visit his ailing 95-year-old mother zarin musharraf in sharjah but the court ruled that it was up to the government to decide on the issue.
“we offer from the government to bring his mother to pakistan” defence minister khwaja asif said after the court ruling.
Pakhtunkhwa milli awami party chief mehmood khan achakzai a complainant in the case had opposed musharraf’s travel to sharjah pointing out that when musharraf was the president and present prime minister nawaz sharif was in exile in saudi arabia sharif was not allowed to attend his father’s funeral in lahore.
During musharraf’s 1999-2008 rule thousands of people might have not been allowed to leave jail to meet their ailing relatives achakzai added.
Musharraf was again moved to the intensive care unit of the armed forces institute of cardiology (afic) in rawalpindi on saturday after his condition deteriorated on receiving the news of his mother who is suffering from respiratory complications.
Musharraf was indicted on monday for high treason to which he pleaded not guilty.
Musharraf has been charged with high treason for suspending the constitution when he declared an emergency in 2007.
He took over in a bloodless coup when he dismissed the government of then prime minister nawaz sharif in 1999.
The former military strongman who resigned in 2008 as president and went into exile returned to pakistan last march last year to run in the parliamentary elections. however a court disqualified him from competing in the general elections in may.
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