The party of Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has accused Britain and the US of negotiating secret guarantees to spare Pervez Musharraf from treason charges.
Sir Mark Lyall Grant, political director of the Foreign Office and a former High Commissioner in Islamabad, was reported to have visited the former premier Nawaz Sharif and urged him not to press for Mr Musharraf to be extradited to Pakistan to face trial over his imposition of emergency rule in November 2007.
Sir Mark played a key a role in the reconciliation process which allowed the late Benazir Bhutto and her husband, President Asif Zardari, to return to the country with the threat of corruption charges lifted.
British sources denied Sir Mark had intervened on behalf of Mr Musharraf, who now lives in London, but stressed the need to avoid any "distraction" from creating regional stability.
Despite Britain's intervention, Mr Sharif appears determined to bring Mr Musharraf back from the UK, where he is staying under Pakistani government protection, to face a trial for treason under Article 6 of its constitution. If convicted he would face the death penalty.
Why double standard??? Britain always raise loud voice against dictator Mogabe rule but on the other side they are supporting dictator Musharaf.
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Is Musharaf staying in Britian under Pakistani govt protection?
