US wanted safe exit for Gen: Envoy

The possibility of Musharraf being tried for treason has arisen after the Supreme Court declared the emergency imposed by him in 2007 as unconstitutional and illegal.

However,the US envoy said demands for Musharrafs trial for treason under Article 6 of Pakistans constitution were the countrys internal matter. Now he Musharraf has become a thing of the past and we have no position on him, she was quoted as saying .

Last week,a row had erupted among political parties here after media reports quoted President Asif Ali Zardari as saying that former military ruler was given a safe exit after his resignation last year because of a negotiated settlement guaranteed by international and local stakeholders.

He tacitly conceded that Musharraf could not be tried for treason as demanded by some Opposition parties,especially the PML-N of former Premier Nawaz Sharif. However,Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has distanced himself from any deal to provide a safe exit to Musharraf.