Reporting about Zardari-Iftekhar meeting, the Dawn pointed out that "one case pending before the Supreme Court and that directly affects President Zardari relates to the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) through which former President General Pervez Musharraf allowed the quashing of corruption charges against PPP leaders, including President Zardari."
The fate of Musharraf after the Supreme Court verdict
The former President General Musharraf was abroad when the Supreme Court verdict came. The president's spokesman Farhatullah Babar has advised Musharraf that it would be better for him to stay in London. Babar said that Musharraf's return to Pakistan might cause problems for both the government and for Musharraf. He denied that Musharraf had not been pressured to leave the country.
Interestingly, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Pakistan has been quoted as saying that Saudi Arabia will consider giving political asylum to Pervez Musharraf if he requests it. What an irony if Musharraf takes asylum in Saudi Arabia. One he sent his rivals, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family into exile in Saudi Arabia.
In another alarming development for Musharraf, an application has been filed in Karachi praying to the court to make him respondent in a constitutional petition pertaining to incidents of May 12, 2007, which claimed the lives of 55 persons in Karachi during a whole day of killing and arson attacks. The petitioner, Syed Muhammad Iqbal Kazmi, in his petition maintained that the killings on the day were on the orders of the former dictator and thus he should be made a respondent in the petition. The petition is already fixed for hearing on Aug 17.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Latif Khosa says former President Musharraf could be tried by simple majority resolution of Parliament.
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