Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will be back in politics when the two-year political ban on him ends on November 30, according to former PML-Q (Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid) central leader and federal minister Chaudhry Shahbaz.
As stated on the constitution of Pakistan, an elected president is barred to participate in politics or hold any public office for two years after the end of his/her term.
Musharraf’s termination of political ban period is fast-approaching.
Shahbaz said during his interview on Sunday that he had several conferences with the ex-president. He had learned that Musharraf received official protocol from the King of Saudi Arabia regarding his political career after the king invited him in a meeting.
When questioned about the specific plans of the former president, Shahbaz, who acted as population welfare minister during the Musharraf administration, said, “Musharraf would unite various factions of the PML-Q and participate in politics from that platform”.
He added that “he (Musharraf) would announce his future strategy” after 30 November.
Describing the former president, Shahbaz stated that he is a “visionary leader whose services are required by the nation…After Benazir Bhutto, we have no leader … who can deliver lectures in 17 countries. Musharraf is recognised all over the world”.
Furthermore, Shahbaz announced that he was an active member of the PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain-led party, which supports the former president.
When asked about the conflict between the Chaudhry brothers and Musharraf, he stated, “Sometimes, even brothers can develop differences. But these differences can be settled”.
Regarding the conciliation effort for the two sides, he simply said, “It would not be an uphill task”.
