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Musharraf to 'formally' announce launch of his new party from London in July | Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is planning to formally announce the launch of his party, the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), by the end of next month from London, where he is currently living on an 'unannounced exile.' According to sources close to Musharraf, the
former general believes that there is a possibility of 'snap polls' in Pakistan
this year, through which he plans to re-enter the country's political by-lanes.
Insiders also revealed that Musharraf is also planning to meet 'like-minded' leaders
from both the PML-Q and the PML-F in Abu Dhabi and London in the coming few days.
"Musharraf is expected to visit Abu Dhabi in the third week of the July to meet
his loyalists. During his stay he plans to invite PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat
Hussain for a meeting," The Nation quoted sources, as saying. Earlier this week,
the APML had launched an 'official' recruitment drive in Karachi to garner public
support. Rashid Qureshi, one of Musharraf's closest aides and his spokesperson,
had told reporters that the newly floated party had received a great response
from the people of Pakistan . Responding to a question regarding Musharraf's comeback,
Qureshi said: "He (Musharraf) would return soon and would fix the date for his
return himself." Several cases are pending against Musharraf in courts across
Pakistan , and the UN enquiry commission's report also held his regime responsible
for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in December 2007,
but Qureshi denied all charges, saying the former general would return to Pakistan
only to serve the people of the country. |
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