Musharraf ending exile, returning to Pak for elections
Musharraf said that he would land in Karachi, Islamabad or Rawalpindi and will face the cases in the courts. The former president said his party the All Pakistan Muslim League will participate in the upcoming general elections.
He said that his heart was "bleeding" for his country. "I am not going to Pakistan to create enemies. It's time for reconciliation. For all those who love Pakistan, I would like to tell them that I am returning to Pakistan because I love Pakistan".
He
also
said
"religious
terrorism
is
eating
us
from
the
inside.
People
are
destroying
Pakistan
in
the
name
of
religion".
Since
2011,
there
has
been
repeated
reports
that
Musharraf
will
return
to
Pakistan
before
the
next
national
elections.
He had himself said this in many of his media interactions.
Musharraf, 69, had launched his own political party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, in Jun 2010.
The former President, who has been away from Pakistan since 2008 after the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was elected into power with a coalition government, was speaking at a press conference here.
Musharraf faces two court warrants for his arrest in connection with the 2006 death of Akbar Bugti and the 2007 assassination of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
PTI