A supporter of Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf holds his photograph during a rally outside his farmhouse in Islamabad on April 18, 2014.
Islamabad:
Pakistan's embattled former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf is likely to leave for a "short visit" to Karachi today.
"Yes, he is going to Karachi for two-three days. He will be back in Islamabad," a source close to Mushharaf told PTI.
During his stay in Karachi, 70-year-old Musharraf is expected to meet family, friends and his party All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) office-bearers.
It was earlier reported that Musharraf is likely to be shifted to Karachi's PNS Shifa hospital for
treatment.
Officials close to him had denied such a move. However, he may visit the hospital today for a check-up.
Musharraf is currently staying at his farmhouse on the outskirts of Islamabad which is
heavily guarded. Recently, a
bomb-proof wall was also erected around its perimeter.
His farmhouse has been declared as a "satellite facility" of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology where he was admitted for three months.
The former president was admitted to the AFIC on January 2 when he complained of heart problems on his way to a special court set up for his
high treason trial for abrogating the constitution and detaining judges in 2007.
Musharraf last year returned to Pakistan from exile before the May general elections but since then he has been based in either Rawalpindi or Islamabad.
His name is currently on Interior Ministry's Exit Control List and
he cannot leave Pakistan but is allowed to travel within the country.