ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that his government
will fulfil all the legal and constitutional requirements on the Pervez
Musharraf issue.
The prime minister said this while chairing an informal consultative meeting of senior PML-N leaders held here to discuss key issues.
Nawaz said the government will uphold the supremacy of the Constitution in all circumstances. He said the rule of law can ensure development of the country. He said there was an independent judiciary in the country and the government respects its every decision.
The prime minister said a way out would be found for peace in the country by continuing the dialogue process with the Taliban. He said preserving the national interest was the top priority of the government.
The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid and other party leaders.
According to sources, the meeting reviewed the process of negotiations with the Taliban and former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s request for removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
Sources said most party members were against removing the former president’s name from the ECL. The party leaders believed that a decision to allow Musharraf to leave the country would have a negative impact.
Sources said the prime minister has decided to hold thorough consultations over the issue.It may be mentioned here that the three-member special court hearing the treason case against Musharraf rejected his application on Monday advising him to approach the federal government to seek the removal of his name from the ECL.
The court said it had no jurisdiction to bar Musharraf from leaving the country as he was not under arrest.Separately, a meeting headed by the prime minister discussed developments in the ongoing dialogue process with the Taliban. The leaders also discussed the future course of action in the meeting.
Agencies add: During the consultative meeting, some PML-N leaders suggested that the government should move towards resolving the Musharraf issue instead of further complicating it. Some leaders said if the government removed Musharraf’s name from the ECL it would cause huge damage to the credibility of the PML-N which had followed a hard line against military dictatorship.
Most of the party leaders were of the opinion that if the government allowed Musharraf to travel abroad, it would give the impression that it has entered into a deal with the former president on the pattern of the NRO and closed the matter of his trial for high treason. They said once out of the country, Musharraf would not return home.
Some key ministers, however, advised the prime minister that if a High Court or the Supreme Court grants permission to Musharraf to leave the country, the move should not be resisted. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with former president Asif Ali Zardari over the issue of Musharraf’s treason trial.Media reports quoting the PPP leader Farhatullah Babar said that during the conversation, the overall political situation in the country was also discussed.
The prime minister said this while chairing an informal consultative meeting of senior PML-N leaders held here to discuss key issues.
Nawaz said the government will uphold the supremacy of the Constitution in all circumstances. He said the rule of law can ensure development of the country. He said there was an independent judiciary in the country and the government respects its every decision.
The prime minister said a way out would be found for peace in the country by continuing the dialogue process with the Taliban. He said preserving the national interest was the top priority of the government.
The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid and other party leaders.
According to sources, the meeting reviewed the process of negotiations with the Taliban and former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s request for removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
Sources said most party members were against removing the former president’s name from the ECL. The party leaders believed that a decision to allow Musharraf to leave the country would have a negative impact.
Sources said the prime minister has decided to hold thorough consultations over the issue.It may be mentioned here that the three-member special court hearing the treason case against Musharraf rejected his application on Monday advising him to approach the federal government to seek the removal of his name from the ECL.
The court said it had no jurisdiction to bar Musharraf from leaving the country as he was not under arrest.Separately, a meeting headed by the prime minister discussed developments in the ongoing dialogue process with the Taliban. The leaders also discussed the future course of action in the meeting.
Agencies add: During the consultative meeting, some PML-N leaders suggested that the government should move towards resolving the Musharraf issue instead of further complicating it. Some leaders said if the government removed Musharraf’s name from the ECL it would cause huge damage to the credibility of the PML-N which had followed a hard line against military dictatorship.
Most of the party leaders were of the opinion that if the government allowed Musharraf to travel abroad, it would give the impression that it has entered into a deal with the former president on the pattern of the NRO and closed the matter of his trial for high treason. They said once out of the country, Musharraf would not return home.
Some key ministers, however, advised the prime minister that if a High Court or the Supreme Court grants permission to Musharraf to leave the country, the move should not be resisted. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with former president Asif Ali Zardari over the issue of Musharraf’s treason trial.Media reports quoting the PPP leader Farhatullah Babar said that during the conversation, the overall political situation in the country was also discussed.
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