Pakistan strongman is now prisoner in his own country
20 April 2013 7:14 AM IST
He came back from self-imposed exile hoping for another stint in power but found himself under arrest instead. Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was taken into custody from his farmhouse here and produced in court like a common prisoner Friday, a day after he fled the Islamabad High Court to escape arrest.
Musharraf, 69, who returned last month after four years looking to win political power in the upcoming elections, was at end of day at the police headquarters. On Thursday, the flamboyant politician had been whisked away from the Islamabad High Court premises after the court had ordered his arrest for illegally confining senior judges in 2007.
Speaking to Geo News, a confident Musharraf said he returned to Pakistan out of his own will and respects the courts. He expressed his determination to face the consequences.
But the future for Musharraf, who ruled for nearly a decade after he grabbed power in a bloodless coup in 1999, is uncertain. He was arrested from his home in Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad and taken to the police headquarters where he is expected to remain for the next two days till he is presented before an Anti-Terrorism Court.
Musharraf, 69, who returned last month after four years looking to win political power in the upcoming elections, was at end of day at the police headquarters. On Thursday, the flamboyant politician had been whisked away from the Islamabad High Court premises after the court had ordered his arrest for illegally confining senior judges in 2007.
Speaking to Geo News, a confident Musharraf said he returned to Pakistan out of his own will and respects the courts. He expressed his determination to face the consequences.
But the future for Musharraf, who ruled for nearly a decade after he grabbed power in a bloodless coup in 1999, is uncertain. He was arrested from his home in Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad and taken to the police headquarters where he is expected to remain for the next two days till he is presented before an Anti-Terrorism Court.
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