LAHORE – Pervez Musharraf has to go through the judicial process regarding cases pending against him on return and no deal will be assisted in this regard, meaningful establishment quarters tell Musharraf, TheNation has learnt.
However, Musharraf has been assured by the same quarters of fair room to launch himself politically from home ground.
APML sources privy to the latest developments regarding the arrangements after discussion with the establishment quarters, told this correspondent on Monday that the mentioned sections have conveyed to Musharraf that he has to go to jail if the court decides so and they would not play any part to press the public prosecutors for laying low in Musharraf cases.
They revealed that the same quarters have assured Musharraf of getting all facilities and privileges being former army chief and president of the country.
On the contrary, APML founder’s legal eagles have pull up their socks to face any legal eventuality on return of Musharraf and they were ready to move protective bails or demanding special status for him being the former army chief and president if he was arrested and put in jail.
Fawad Chaudhry and Ch Faisal Hussain, members of Musharraf’s legal team, when contacted, neither denied nor confirmed the information. They said only two criminal cases were pending against the former president in the courts including Benazir Bhutto’s assassination case, which was under prosecution before the anti-terrorism court of Rawalpindi and Akbar Bugti’s murder case.
Responding to a query, they dispelled the impression of multiple cases pending against the APML founder and former army chief and president.
Several religious forces and civil rights movements have made efforts to register cases against Musharraf for the Lal Masjid operation, missing persons issue, handing over Pakistani nationals to the US, subverting the Constitution, detaining the judges of the superior judiciary and others, while the campaign to register cases against Musharraf on these counts could be accelerated on his comeback.
However, Musharraf’s legal team members, terming such actions as vilification campaigns against their client backed by his political opponents, said, “These are mere allegations and rhetoric and have no legal value”.  Sources in the ruling coalition claimed that Musharraf could be a candidate of the Senate on the ticket of a popular party of urban Sindh, as the mentioned political group of Sindh believes that APML founder would gain popularity after acquittal.  They also believe that fate of Musharraf’s cases was likely to be decided before the Senate polls, as there was no concrete evidence to convict the former strongman.
Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan said Musharraf would be arrested on his landing at Karachi and be sent to his favourite Landhi Jail.
Moreover, members of Musharraf’s legal team informing about the details of the cases maintained that prima facie inclusion of Pervez Musharraf in BB’s murder (FIR No. 471/2007 dated 27-12-2007) case seems politically motivated.
They claimed, “There is not even a single piece of evidence against him and it reflects that his name has been implicated by Federal Investigation Agency in 7th supplementary challan (investigation report) after doing immense hard labour to divert the civic attention from the poor performance of the government and to cover up the political failures”.
They added, “The Anti-Terrorism Court carrying further proceedings under section 87/88 of CrPC declared Musharraf proclaimed offender in 2011. These warrants have been challenged by his wife Begum Sehba Musharraf before the Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi, through an objection petition on the ground that the relevant provisions have not been applied in the instant case and the issuance of warrants is a gross legal mistake on the part of Court”.
In Akbar Bugti’s case they said, “The court issued preliminary notices, which have not been served upon Musharraf and he does not know the fate of these notices”.

They added, “The allegations against Musharraf in the FIR No.26/2009, registered under section 302/34 PPC, are meritless and incongruous”.
They remarked, “The FIR, lodged after three long years, was politically motivated implicating Pervez Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former governor Awais Ghani, former minister of interior Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, former provincial home minister Shoaib Nosherwani and other government functionaries in the murder case”.
They added, “This operation is similar to the one carried out in Swat. Now if Pervez Musharraf or any other nominated accused would be prosecuted it would tantamount to lifting the state cover provided to these kinds of operations under the Constitution and other relevant laws”.