Musharraf’s family makes generous donations to Obama

Naveed Musharraf, the president’s brother, and Irum Bilal Musharraf, his daughter-in-law, have reportedly given donations to Obama instead of Bush’s Republican Party’s presumptive candidate Senator John McCain.

According to US Federal Election Commission records, Musharraf’s family has never been supportive of Republicans in terms of donations. They supported Senator John F Kerry in his presidential bid against George Bush when he ran for his second term in 2004, The News reported.

It is well known within the Pakistani community in the US that Musharraf’s family settled in America, including his son Bilal, have been quietly asking him to revise his decision to continue fighting for his position despite the February 18 election results in which all political parties opposed to the

military ruler won a heavy mandate. Bilal was among the well-wishers offering advice to the President, a source close to family said.

After the proclamation of last year’s emergency, there was a tremendous rise in anti-Musharraf protests staged by Pakistani-Americans. When Stanford University students planned a similar protest, their colleague Bilal requested them to drop the idea, saying he would personally convey their sentiments to his father, the source said.