London, Nov 25 : Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf received no protocol in London during his visit to London recently.

Musharraf, who arrived in London on Sunday, was received by his old pal Brigadier (Retd.) Niaz at the airport.

It was only at the time of his exit from the Heathrow Airport that he was whisked out of the airport from an emergency exit to avoid Pakistani and British media.

Contrary to his past visits to London, he will not talk at any of Britian’s leading think tanks. This time there won’t be any detailed engagements.

Karachi, Nov 25: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his government had found that no evidence that former president Pervez Musharraf had permitted the US to launch strikes inside Pakistan.

The prime minister said that according to the record of the General Headquarters and the Foreign Office, the former president had not allowed the US to conduct strikes inside the country.

London, Nov 24 : In sharp contrast to the red carpet welcomes to which former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf had become used to during his nine-year-long rule, no official protocol was extended to him yesterday when he arrived in London. At the airport he was received by his old pal and a former military man — Brigadier Niaz.

Besides, a middle-ranking diplomat was on hand to represent the Pakistan High Commission.

Washington, Nov 19: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf will embark on a lecture tour in the US from early next year, with his first speaking engagement to take place at the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan at Grand Rapids on 14 January.

The occasion will be the 59th anniversary dinner of the world council.

The subject that Musharraf would speak on is, however, not clear yet.

Islamabad, Nov 19 : The Islamabad High Court has reportedly dismissed a petition calling for the name of former president Pervez Musharraf to be placed on the Exit Control List (ECL), saying the petition was inadmissible.

Besides Musharraf, the petitioner had also sought to place the name of State Bank Governor Dr Shamshad Akhtar also on the ECL. Earlier the same petitioner had challenged Dr Akhtar’s appointment as Governor.

Karachi, Nov 13: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that he has accepted an offer to deliver lecture at the Oxford University. He would be visiting the university in December or January.

He also said that he was offered lectureships from various universities of Europe and America.

“I have not really taken a decision, except for Oxford University, where I will be lecturing in the last week of December or the first week of January 2009,” the Daily Times quoted him as saying.