Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Zardari denies giving safe passage to Musharraf


ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has denied his statement in which he said that former president Pervez Musharraf was given a safe passage under a deal. According to the presidential spokesman President Zardari did not give any statement about giving safe passage to Musharraf. It may be recalled that on Monday while talking to newsman in an Iftar dinner Zardari was said to state, that local and international stockholders were involved in giving the safe passage to former president and that in this regard some issues were settled between both sides. In his statement Zardari was further reported to say that, “When approached regarding former president’s safe exit I had replied ‘I hope Pervez Musharraf will play golf’.” Presidential spokesman denied that dialogues with international stockholders were held to give amnesty to the former president.

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