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Musharraf refuses to appear before Lal Masjid commission
[Dawn] Former President General (retired)  Pervez PervMusharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... has refused to appear before the one-man commission constituted by the Supreme Court to probe into the Lal Masjid operation of 2007. The commission on January 31, 2013, had decided to summon Mr Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz after recording the statements of a number of witnesses who alleged that the former president was responsible for the military operation that left 103 people, including 10 military personnel, dead. An official of the commission confirmed that Mr Musharraf had refused to appear before the commission. He said the commission had summoned the former president thrice with the last summon sent to his residence abroad through the foreign ministry. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... he did not receive it. According to him, the commission would not take any coercive measure against Mr Musharraf for defying the summons because it had no power to compel any witness to record their statement. It may be mentioned that Maulana Aziz, the Khateeb of Lal Masjid, his spouse Umme Hassan and some other holy mans have held Gen Musharraf responsible for the operation. Testifying before the commission, Maulana Aziz on December 31, 2012, said "Gen Musharraf was against our religious ideology. Posted by: Fred 2013-02-23 |
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