ISLAMABAD:
No one from the 14 prime witnesses, including the then key governor,
attorney general, important federal secretaries and senior staff members
of the then president and prime minister, has endorsed Gen (retd)
Musharraf’s claim made before the FIA inquiry team that his Nov 3, 2007
abrogation of the Constitution was the consequence of consultations with
top military and civilian leaders.
A reading of the classified FIA inquiry report, which became the basis for the institution of the high treason case against Musharraf, rejected the involvement of the then prime minister, the cabinet or any other member of the government as abettors.
Two key witnesses, including the then Attorney General Malik Qayyum and Principal Secretary Law Justice (retd) Mian M Ajmal, however, suspected Sharifuddin Pirzada and Ahmad Raza Kasuri as the possible abettors.
Pirzada and Kasuri, who are presently defending Musharraf in the high treason case, are said to be the generally known advisers of Musharraf before the proclamation of emergency.The FIA team although was not allowed to go through the GHQ’s record, the then secretary cabinet, secretary to president (Musharraf), principal secretary law, interior secretary, etc, all categorically denied the involvement of the then prime minister, the cabinet or any government functionaries’ involvement in the preparation of the proclamation of emergency order.
Musharraf’s claim that the then PM Shaukat Aziz, the cabinet, the governors, military commanders, etc, were consulted by him before his extra-constitutional Nov 3rd Act, did not get any endorsement from even a single witness including his own secretary and the then Governor Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Maqbool.
The FIA report contained the statements of the then Attorney General Malik Qayum, Principal Secretary Law Justice (R) Mian Muhammad Ajmal, Secretary Cabinet Syed Masud Alam Rizvi, Secretary to the President Mohsin Hafeez, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Khalid Saeed, Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah, LHC Rawalpindi Bar President Tauseef Asif, Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sardar Hamid Khan, Joint Secretary Cabinet Amjad Mahmood, Assistant Registrar Supreme Court Naeem Ahmad Chugtai, Senior PS to Secretary Law Ghulam Rasool, Assistant Commissioner Islamabad Nadir Chattha, Ilaqa Magistrate Islamabad Khan Bahadur and Governor Punjab Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool.
The then Attorney General Malik Qayum in his statement said that he did not advise Musharraf to issue the Nov 3 extra-constitutional order. Qayum said that he did not even know about the promulgation of the emergency order. The then Attorney General, however, said that it was widely known that Musharraf was consulting Sharifuddin Pirzada during those days.
The then Principal Secretary Law Ministry Justice (R) Mian Muhammad Ajmad also said that Sharifuddin Pirzada, Ahmad Raza Kasuri and Malik Qayum were believed to be amongst the persons consulted by Musharraf.
He said that the Law Ministry had no role in the Nov 3 action but admitted that following the Nov 3 proclamation order the Ministry had issued notification for the seizure of the offices of judges of the Supreme Court.
The then Secretary Cabinet Masud Alam Rizvi told the FIA team that neither the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz advised Musharraf nor the cabinet discussed the proclamation of emergency order of Nov 3, 2007.
He added that he had notified the Nov 3 extra-constitutional order of Musharraf without even the approval of the then prime minister.Former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in his press statement had already denied advising Musharraf to impose emergency.
Mohsin Hafeez, then Secretary to President Musharraf, told the FIA team that he had no knowledge of the proclamation order. He said he also did not know of any meeting held between Musharraf and others on the issue.
Khalid Saeed, the then Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, in his statement said that no meeting was held between Musharraf and Aziz before the proclamation of the order. He added that the PM Office had only received the Army Chief’s proclamation order.
The then Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah also said that he had no prior knowledge of the issuance of the Nov 3 order. He even denied having received the proclamation of emergency order. He also denied that he had any meeting with the then prime minister on the issue of proclamation of emergency order.
Lt Gen (R) Khalid Maqbool’s statement that he was never consulted by Musharraf for the Nov 3rd action is also part of the FIA report signed by all the three officers including Muhammad Khalid Qureshi, Hussain Asghar and Maqsood ul Haq.
A reading of the classified FIA inquiry report, which became the basis for the institution of the high treason case against Musharraf, rejected the involvement of the then prime minister, the cabinet or any other member of the government as abettors.
Two key witnesses, including the then Attorney General Malik Qayyum and Principal Secretary Law Justice (retd) Mian M Ajmal, however, suspected Sharifuddin Pirzada and Ahmad Raza Kasuri as the possible abettors.
Pirzada and Kasuri, who are presently defending Musharraf in the high treason case, are said to be the generally known advisers of Musharraf before the proclamation of emergency.The FIA team although was not allowed to go through the GHQ’s record, the then secretary cabinet, secretary to president (Musharraf), principal secretary law, interior secretary, etc, all categorically denied the involvement of the then prime minister, the cabinet or any government functionaries’ involvement in the preparation of the proclamation of emergency order.
Musharraf’s claim that the then PM Shaukat Aziz, the cabinet, the governors, military commanders, etc, were consulted by him before his extra-constitutional Nov 3rd Act, did not get any endorsement from even a single witness including his own secretary and the then Governor Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Maqbool.
The FIA report contained the statements of the then Attorney General Malik Qayum, Principal Secretary Law Justice (R) Mian Muhammad Ajmal, Secretary Cabinet Syed Masud Alam Rizvi, Secretary to the President Mohsin Hafeez, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Khalid Saeed, Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah, LHC Rawalpindi Bar President Tauseef Asif, Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sardar Hamid Khan, Joint Secretary Cabinet Amjad Mahmood, Assistant Registrar Supreme Court Naeem Ahmad Chugtai, Senior PS to Secretary Law Ghulam Rasool, Assistant Commissioner Islamabad Nadir Chattha, Ilaqa Magistrate Islamabad Khan Bahadur and Governor Punjab Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool.
The then Attorney General Malik Qayum in his statement said that he did not advise Musharraf to issue the Nov 3 extra-constitutional order. Qayum said that he did not even know about the promulgation of the emergency order. The then Attorney General, however, said that it was widely known that Musharraf was consulting Sharifuddin Pirzada during those days.
The then Principal Secretary Law Ministry Justice (R) Mian Muhammad Ajmad also said that Sharifuddin Pirzada, Ahmad Raza Kasuri and Malik Qayum were believed to be amongst the persons consulted by Musharraf.
He said that the Law Ministry had no role in the Nov 3 action but admitted that following the Nov 3 proclamation order the Ministry had issued notification for the seizure of the offices of judges of the Supreme Court.
The then Secretary Cabinet Masud Alam Rizvi told the FIA team that neither the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz advised Musharraf nor the cabinet discussed the proclamation of emergency order of Nov 3, 2007.
He added that he had notified the Nov 3 extra-constitutional order of Musharraf without even the approval of the then prime minister.Former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in his press statement had already denied advising Musharraf to impose emergency.
Mohsin Hafeez, then Secretary to President Musharraf, told the FIA team that he had no knowledge of the proclamation order. He said he also did not know of any meeting held between Musharraf and others on the issue.
Khalid Saeed, the then Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, in his statement said that no meeting was held between Musharraf and Aziz before the proclamation of the order. He added that the PM Office had only received the Army Chief’s proclamation order.
The then Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah also said that he had no prior knowledge of the issuance of the Nov 3 order. He even denied having received the proclamation of emergency order. He also denied that he had any meeting with the then prime minister on the issue of proclamation of emergency order.
Lt Gen (R) Khalid Maqbool’s statement that he was never consulted by Musharraf for the Nov 3rd action is also part of the FIA report signed by all the three officers including Muhammad Khalid Qureshi, Hussain Asghar and Maqsood ul Haq.
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