Islamabad, August 12: Contacts between top Pakistani leaders and a British diplomat, who was previously involved in back-channel parleys to resolve political issues here, have triggered speculation that the UK is engaged in efforts to ward off the possible trial of ex-President Pervez Musharraf on charges of treason.
Mark Lyall Grant, a former High Commissioner to Pakistan who is currently Director General for political affairs in the British Foreign Office, called on President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday and met main opposition PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in Lahore this afternoon.
An official statement issued after Grant’s meeting with Zardari said they had discussed matters regarding bilateral relations but sources told PTI that the fate of Musharraf was high on the agenda of the British diplomat, who speaks Urdu fluently and is considered an old Pakistan hand.
–PTI