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| Musharraf confirms return to Pakistan despite 'peril' |
| 2013-03-22 |
| Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said Friday he would definitely return home Sunday to contest historic elections in May and that he was prepared to risk any danger to his life. He gave an interview with AFP in Dubai just hours after a Pakistani court granted him protective bail in a string of legal cases, paving the way for his return from nearly five years in exile without the risk of immediate arrest. But commentators say most of his powerbase has evaporated and that he will only secure at the most a couple of seats for his All Pakistan Muslim League (APLM) party in the next national assembly at the May 11 election. "Two hundred percent! I am travelling back on Sunday to Pakistan," he told AFP in Dubai, where he has divided his time with London. "I will go by land, air or sea... even to the peril of my life this is the oath I took for the country." Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup when he was army chief of staff in 1999 and left the country after stepping down in August 2008, when Asif Ali Zardari was elected president. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 Over/Under for how many hours he lasts? |
| Posted by: Charles 2013-03-22 20:13 |
| #2 Briefly... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2013-03-22 18:32 |
| #1 this should be fun |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-03-22 13:34 |