'ISI chief secretly met Musharraf in Dubai'
Islamabad: Pakistan's ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed
Shuja Pasha held a secret meeting with former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in Dubai and advised him not to return to the country, according to a media report Tuesday.
"Gen Pasha, who has remained very close to the former
President, held a meeting with (Musharraf) in Dubai and
advised him not to return to the country as the situation is
not conducive for his return," a source was quoted as saying
by Dawn News channel.
The channel quoted its sources as saying that Pasha
"strictly advised" Musharraf not to return to Pakistan from
self-exile.
The report said it was not clear whether the meeting was
held on the directions of the Pakistan People's Party-led
government or if it was a private meeting.
The report said Musharraf, after meeting Pasha, convened a meeting of his All Pakistan Muslim League party on January 25 for reviewing his decision to return to Pakistan.
The media report coincided with a resolution passed by
the Senate or upper house of parliament that demanded the
arrest of Musharraf on his return to Pakistan and the
registration of a case of high treason against him for
abrogating the Constitution.
Several Pakistani leaders, including Interior Minister Rehman Malik, have said Musharraf would be arrested on his
return to Pakistan.