Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf might visit India along with other countries this month to deliver guest lectures.

Musharraf’s lecture tour of foreign countries, including India, had been firmed up before the Mumbai terror attacks in November, a source close to the former military ruler told The News daily. Musharraf is expected to start the tour with his first lecture in the US on January 14.

He will also visit some European countries, Hong Kong and China. Musharraf intends to raise funds for his future political activities from the lucrative lecture, sources said. The former president is reportedly waiting for the end of a two-year bar on entering politics.

Constitutional expert S M Zafar said that according to existing regulations, Musharraf cannot participate in politics for two years from November 28, 2007, the day he stepped down as army chief.

Sources said Musharraf was currently not involved in any political activities. He was waiting for November 27 this year when there would not be any legal inhibitions on his joining politics, they said. “We admit that Musharraf plans to join politics on the expiry of the two-year constitutional ban, but not right now,” said a close confidant of Musharraf.

 

Source : DNAIndia