RAWALPINDI / ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: Former president Pervez Musharraf is expected to reach Karachi at any time on Saturday after leaving his farmhouse in Islamabad, according to sources, Express News reported.
The plane that Musharraf is supposed to travel on has reached the Noor Khan Airbase near Rawalpindi and he is expected to board at 6pm, according to airport officials.
Mobile phone jammers and a fire brigade have also reached the farmhouse where Musharraf is residing at to ensure his safety.
All arrangements regarding his arrival are complete, sources said. Security has also been put on high alert and terminal one of the Jinnah International Airport has received instructions regarding the landing of the former president’s chartered plane, sources further said.
The Sindh government is reportedly responsible for providing security to the former military ruler.
The former army general was scheduled to depart from his farmhouse at 3pm and fly to Karachi from Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
Musharraf will be treated at PNS Shifa Karachi upon his arrival in the metropolitan city. Sources said that his health has improved and he is fit to travel.
According to the sources, there were serious threats for Musharraf in Rawalpindi or Islamabad and, therefore, he had selected Karachi for his treatment, which was reported first by Express.
Musharraf’s name is currently on the Exit Control Lost and he cannot leave Pakistan but is allowed to travel freely throughout the country.
On March 31, Musharraf was formally charged for subverting and circumventing the Constitution by imposing emergency on November 3, 2007. Musharraf had rejected the five charges levelled against him.
Hearings of the treason trial will continue on April 24 in the Special Court in Islamabad and will be held on a daily basis from that day forward.
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