By IANS,
New York : Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) secretary general Mushahid Hussain Syed has said if former president Pervez Musharraf is to be held accountable, then others who supported him are also answerable, any trial against him now will not be in the national interest.
“When Pervez Musharraf assumed the power (Oct 12, 1999) people distributed sweets in happiness and all cooperated with him, and now if has to be held accountable, then it should be for all, and not just him,” the secretary general said here Sunday.
“The masses are facing electricity outages, inflation and deteriorating law and order in the country. At this juncture of time, the country could not tolerate any sort of political confrontation and political vendetta. Political parties should unite to address the basic problems of the masses,” he told a TV channel.
He urged the Pakistani politicians not to support any dictator in the future and work for the promotion of democracy, the Online news agency reported.
He said: “Musharraf is history now and pursuing cases against him at this time will not do any good to the country.”
Meanwhile, Fawad Chaudhry, counsel for Pervez Musharraf said he has not received the copy of the notice issued by the Supreme Court recently.
He said it is important that Musharraf gets a copy of the petition filed against him before he appears in the court.
“Neither the orders have been signed nor has any notice been issued to us. Notices are issued after these are signed,” he added.
He said it was the responsibility of the petitioner to send the notice at the address where the former Pakistani president is currently living.
Chaudhry said the whole world knew his client was in London.