ISLAMABAD – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday exposed the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government’s claims of getting former president Pervez Musharraf extradited, saying no formal request in this regard had been made so far, putting the rulers to a test whether they would officially initiate the process or not.
“President Musharraf spends time in London and there must be a proper application (for his handing over) … we don’t have an extradition treaty (between Pakistan and the United Kingdom),” Cameron told a joint media briefing with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
However, Cameron did not say why the British government was reluctant to obey court orders for the extradition of the former dictator who was wanted by Pakistan in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. The FIA has time and again told the court that despite an official communique to the British government, General (r) Musharraf was not extradited in accordance with court orders.
However, Cameron hinted at his government’s willingness to cooperate and said that his government was never officially approached by Pakistan in relation to the issue. Meanwhile, Federal Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan told reporters that the government would write a letter to the British government following the court’s verdict, Online news agency reported.
