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Musharraf applies for bail in Pakistan court

Former President Pervez Musharraf,expected to return to Pakistan on March 24,has applied for bail in Sindh High Court to avoid arrest upon his arrival

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Former President Pervez Musharraf,expected to return to Pakistan on March 24,has applied for bail in Sindh High Court to avoid arrest upon his arrival.

Musharraf,who has been in exile since 2009 after the PPP government was elected to power,will also apply for bail with the courts in the Punjab and Baluchistan provinces by Friday.

A close aide of the former military ruler said Musharrafs application was filed in the high court by Barrister Salman Safdar and Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan member A Q Halepota.

We also have obtained the services of noted jurist Sharifuddin Pirzada to obtain bail before his arrival, the aide said.

The 69-year-old former President has said he intends to return on March 24 to lead his party,All Pakistan Muslim League,in the forthcoming polls. He has been shuttling between London and Dubai after he went out of Pakistan.

 

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