Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said former President Pervez Musharraf would "certainly" be arrested if he returned to Pakistan. "In fact, there had been murder charges against him, and there had even been some very grave charges against him, and the Supreme Court had already given a verdict against him," Gilani said in an interview to CNN from the Global Economic Forum in Davos.
"Certainly, when he'll come back, he has to face those charge and certainly be arrested," Prime Minister Gilani said in the interview, posted by the CNN on its website. About war on terrorism, the Prime Minister said, "We are fighting for our own selves, for our own survival, because these militants, they have killed 30,000 innocent people, 5,000 brave soldiers."
The fight against terrorism has caused a "loss of economy," Gilani said, but invesstment in the country remains "Yes, we are fighting a war on extremism and terrorism, and we're a frontline state, yes, there are a lot of challenges," he said. "But it doesn't mean that there is no investment coming to Pakistan. We have offered very lucrative incentives for the investment in Pakistan and there are a lot of investment coming to Pakistan."
Gilani also said people in Pakistan are "bitter" over an attack by Nato forces last November that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border. "We have paid so much price for the war on terrorism," Gilani said. "People should appreciate our struggle." Meanwhile, responding to question during the interview, a video clip of which was also posted by CNN on its website, Prime Minister Gilani said the Constitution of Pakistan provides complete immunity to President Asif Ali Zardari not only in the country but a transnational immunity.
"The court decided to send a letter to the Swiss courts, which we said according to the Constitution he (the President) has a complete immunity not only inside Pakistan, but also transnational immunity not only for the President, the Prime Minister and even the Foreign Minister," Gilani said. "That is the old case, which is pending since a long time for which the President had also completed about eight years in prison," he added.
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