Interior ministry assures security to Musharraf upon his return to Pakistan

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Islamabad, March 19 (TNS): The interior ministry on Monday accepted the plea for security from former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s upon his return to Pakistan to appear before the special court in the high treason case, says a notification.

In a notification, the interior ministry responded to the plea by Musharraf’s lawyer requesting security, mentioning that it is willing to provide security to him.

The notification in its response to the letter sought the details of the former president’s travel itinerary and ‘his stay here in Pakistan so that necessary foolproof security arrangements can be made for him well in time’.

In reaction to the notification, Musharraf’s lawyer expressed reservations over the security arrangements to be provided by the government.

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