Toronto, April 21:

Toronto-based Mahleej Sarkari, crowned Miss Pakistan World in 2007, created quite a stir when she called Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf “a hunk”. The beauty now adds that she finds him “sexy” and would actually love to go for long “romantic” walks with him.

“Musharraf is charismatic, sexy, strong as well as cute! My fantasy would be to go on long walks on a beach in a cool breeze where I could have a romantic time with him,” the Miss Pakistan World told IANS in an interview here.

Asked why she was such a huge fan of his, 25-year-old entrpreneur Mahleejsaid that the former general had “pulled the country out of crises” and had the “guts to change Pakistan”.

She also felt he “fought corruption, fundamentalists and tried to stamp out the narrow-minded culture of Pakistan... He tried hard to promote good ties between India and Pakistan. He made history by getting the first Sikh guard for Mazar-e-Quaid, the tomb of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He brought women back into politics”.

Mahleej, who says she is “very patriotic”, is also of the view that “Pakistan can realise it dream through the right person, and it is no one else than Musharraf”.

She firmly believes that the day will come when her country will be rid of extremist forces.

“My country is a beautiful country and I believe that one day, it will be free of radical people who have hurt our generation,” Mahleej said.