Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wassan said on Monday that former president Pervez Musharraf would be arrested from the airport on his return.
Speaking to the journalists, he said the government had received warrants for Musharraf’s arrest and arrangements had been made to send him to Landhi Jail.
The home minister said Musharraf would be sent to C-class prison which might be changed to A-class if the court orders.
Musharraf had announced that he would return to Pakistan between January 27 and 30, despite ‘baseless’ court cases. Interior Minister Rehman Malik had earlier stated that, “Proclaimed offenders like Musharraf should be arrested.”
The former general is wanted in various high-profile cases pending in local courts, including his alleged involvement in former premier Benazir Bhutto’s murder, the interior minister had said.
Earlier, senior special prosecutor Azhar Chaudhry had also said that Musharraf would be arrested on his return to Pakistan.
Azhar, who is representing the federation in Benazir Bhutto’s murder case, said there was no need to issue new warrants for his arrest since the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi had already issued arrest warrants in the case.
Musharraf to be arrested on arrival: Wassan
