Lahore (pr): ‘Ex-President General retired Pervez Musharaf is a traitor of Islam and Pakistan.’ This was stated by Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Hafiz Akif Saeed, at Qur’an Academy Lahore during the Friday Sermon. He said that Musharaf had abrogated the Constitution of Pakistan on two occasions and must be tried and sentenced under Article 6 of the Constitution. Alluding to the long list of crimes committed by the ex-President, he said that Musharaf was responsible for the murder of hundreds of innocent people, including women and children.  The Ameer noted that the ex-dictator had ordered the odious incident of Lal Mosque, in which innocent children reading the Qur’an were slaughtered mercilessly. During his regime, the Shariah of prophet Muhammad (SAW) was ridiculed under state sponsorship. He added that immodesty was promoted during the Musharaf regime in the name of ‘Enlightenment’. The ex-President had been an accomplice to the attack and destruction of the Islamic regime in Afghanistan by US and NATO forces, resulting in the death of millions of Afghan civilians.  He had breached all diplomatic norms by ordering the torture of Mullah Abdus Salam Zaeef, the ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan. According to the admission in his book, Musharaf had shamefully traded hundreds of Pakistanis to US Authorities in exchange for dollars.

The Ameer said that despite the incriminating evidence against the ex-dictator, hesitation of the courts in trying him for treason and other offences was appalling. He added that it was shocking that Musharaf had managed to flee the premises of Islamabad High Court, despite court orders denying him bail. He said that the ex-President should not be given preferential treatment by allowing him residence in his posh Islamabad farmhouse and must be put behind bars like ordinary criminals.