'Embarrassed' Musharraf's close aides shying away from commenting on his misdeeds.Byline: ANI Islamabad, Sep.16 (ANI) : Close aides of former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف) (born August 11 1943) is President of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army who came to power in wake of a coup d'etat. are too embarrassed and are shying away from responding to the former general's claims that he had taken the November 3, 2007 actions only after consulting various top officials, including the then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz (Urdu:: شوکت عزیز) (born March 6, 1949 in Karachi, Pakistan) is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan. and the current Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani. Musharraf's erstwhile close associates find the topic as 'too dirty' to speak about and have been avoiding any queries regarding that by simply saying 'no comments'. A former spokesman of the Shaukat Aziz government, however, denied that the cabinet had prior knowledge of Musharraf's plan of imposing the emergency. When asked about the issue, Lieutenant General (retired) Ali Jan Ali Jan (b?) writer and journalist based in Peshawar, Pakistan. Extensively written on environmental and cultural issues regarding his home town, as well about the Pashto language. A free lance contributor to the two main English language newspapers in Pakistan the DAWN and THE NEWS. Orakzai said: "It's such a dirty subject that leaving it untouched would be a better option." Orakzai said he is waiting for the apt time to speak on Musharraf's claims. "Let's see Let's See was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a puppet show with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each the gravity of the subject. I would record my statement before the court in case summoned on this issue," The News quoted Orakzai, as saying. When informed about Shaukat Aziz's statement that he was not consulted on the November 3 actions, Orakzai said issuing such statements from abroad is easier. "Shaukat Aziz can do this as he is living in London. I can't do so," he said. Former Punjab Governor Lieutenant General (retired) Khalid Maqbool Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Urdu: خالد مقبول), (born 1948) is a retired general officer who is the current Governor of Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan. said he has decided not to enter into any controversy related to the past events that occurred during his stint. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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