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Sunday, November 22, 2009
By Mumtaz Alvi
ISLAMABAD: Prominent politicians of Balochistan doubt that former president Pervez Musharraf would face a trial on his possible return because he enjoys world powers’ sympathies.
Though, the restriction on his joining politics will go by November end, despite having retired as the chief of the army staff two years back and resigning as the president last year, he still enjoys sympathies of key world powers and certain elements back home, they said while talking to The News on Saturday.
“Global players who have always influenced developments in Pakistan, directly or indirectly, are likely to bar the rulers from taking any action against Musharraf,” believed Muhammad Aslam Bhootani.
In a chat with this correspondent, Jamhoori Watan Party President and son of Akbar Bugti, Talal Bugti said, “It is my conviction that Musharraf will not return soon and will first carefully watch the developments inside and outside of parliament”.
“Had he enough courage and conviction in Pakistani institutions, he would have returned to the country long ago, but he would be back only after certain guarantees would be given to him, particularly from abroad,” Talal said.
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