'Pak parliament, courts should solve row'

After meeting with Musharraf for over an hour in Islamabad, McKinnon said a crucial point was that the Pakistani leader was seeking approval to hold on to his uniform through parliament.

"What is important is that President Musharraf has gone to the parliament," McKinnon told reporters at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri.

"The important thing is that the issue was taken to parliament and parliament debated that issue."

Pressed by reporters as to whether Musharraf's parliamentary manoeuvres were legal, McKinnon said it was up to Pakistan's judiciary to decide.