Islamabad: Pakistan government today rejected the application of former dictator Pervez Musharraf, indicted for treason, seeking to lift travel ban on him so that he could go abroad for treatment and meet his ailing mother.
The Interior Ministry has formally notified 70-year-old former military ruler of its decision.
The government said the application cannot be accepted in public interest as a number of cases are pending against him in various courts.
The decision came a day after the ruling-PML-N went into a huddle chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to decide on Musharraf's application.
Media reports in Islamabad said Gen Raheel had advised the government to allow Musharraf to go abroad for treatment and to meet his 95-year-old ailing mother in the UAE.
Musharraf was indicted on Monday by a special court hearing the high treason case against him, becoming the first-ever military ruler to face criminal prosecution.
The court had also granted Musharraf exemption from appearing in the hearings of the case, saying the accused could be ordered to appear in court whenever required.
Musharraf was admitted to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, on January 2 after he complained of "heart problem" on his way to the court.
The Interior Ministry has formally notified 70-year-old former military ruler of its decision.
The government said the application cannot be accepted in public interest as a number of cases are pending against him in various courts.
The decision came a day after the ruling-PML-N went into a huddle chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to decide on Musharraf's application.
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Media reports in Islamabad said Gen Raheel had advised the government to allow Musharraf to go abroad for treatment and to meet his 95-year-old ailing mother in the UAE.
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Musharraf was indicted on Monday by a special court hearing the high treason case against him, becoming the first-ever military ruler to face criminal prosecution.
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The court had also granted Musharraf exemption from appearing in the hearings of the case, saying the accused could be ordered to appear in court whenever required.
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Musharraf was admitted to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, on January 2 after he complained of "heart problem" on his way to the court.
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