Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that the country might be forced to take matters into its own hands, which could include working with the Taliban, if it continues to feel alienated by the rest of the world. Musharraf said that Pakistan was in a terrible state – with its economy in crisis, high unemployment, [...]
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Musharraf hints at pact with Taliban, military takeover to protect Pak from crisis
December 16th, 2010 |
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Zardari promised Kayani he would grant pardon, immunity to Musharraf: WikiLeaks
December 4th, 2010 |
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Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani had convinced Pervez Musharraf to resign as president, assuring that his successor, Asif Ali Zardari was going to provide him immunity, a diplomatic cable unveiled by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has revealed. “After an August 20 meeting with visiting S/CT Coordinator Dell Dailey, Kayani asked Ambassador to stay behind [...]
Nawaz Sharif “author of Islamic radicalism†in Afghanistan: Spanta
December 4th, 2010 |
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Former Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta is reported to have described former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as “the author of Islamic radicalismâ€. A diplomatic cable released by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks quoted Spanta, as saying: “We know Sharif is bad news. He is the author of Islamic radicalism in our region.†“Boucher agreed that [...]
Musharraf vows not to visit India “ever again†following visa denial
December 4th, 2010 |
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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has vowed never to visit India again after being denied visa by its government. “I have no words to explain my disappointment,†the Daily Times quoted Musharraf, as saying to a newspaper. “Your government has dashed my hopes. I think it shows a lack of confidence on the part of [...]
Saudi rulers looking for ‘another Musharraf’ in place of ‘rotten head’ Zardari as Pak ruler
December 2nd, 2010 |
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The leaked US cables posted on whistle-blower website Wikileaks highlight how, in recent years, Saudi rulers have played favourites with Pakistani politicians, wielded their massive financial clout to political effect and even advocated a return to military rule in Pakistan. “We in Saudi Arabia are not observers in Pakistan, we are participants,” The Guardian quoted [...]
Musharraf forced me not to resist BP deal at ‘throwaway price’: Ex-minister
November 27th, 2010 |
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Former Pakistan Petroleum Minister Usman Aminuddin has revealed that then President Pervez Musharraf and ex-Premier Shaukat Aziz had been forcing him to not to resist the British Petroleum (BP) deal for buying Occidental Petroleum’ shares in Badin field, whose assets were being sold at a throwaway price in 2002. However, instead of bowing down to [...]
“Terror groups in Pak gotten more activated, gaining public supportâ€: Musharraf
November 27th, 2010 |
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With mujahedeen groups gaining more “public support and sympathy†in Pakistan, extremism is on the rise in parts of the country, former president Pervez Musharraf has admitted. “Extremism is rising in certain pockets of society of Pakistan because of … religious militancy on both sides of Pakistan – east and west,†the Daily Times quoted [...]
Musharraf asked to answer ‘32 questions’ over Benazir murder case
November 23rd, 2010 |
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The investigation into former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination has been extended to former president Pervez Musharraf, and a questionnaire carrying 32 questions has been sent to him in this regard, a TV channel reported on Monday. According to sources, the decision was made under the court orders after the Federal Intelligence Agency (FIA) submitted [...]
“Musharraf remains a dictator within despite being out of uniform and officeâ€: PML
November 20th, 2010 |
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Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf “remains a dictator†at heart even though he is “out of uniform and officeâ€, PML-N spokesman Ahsan Iqbal has stated. “General (r) Musharraf, by expressing his desire that he would see his opponents thrashed, demonstrates that even out of uniform and office he remains a dictator within,†The Nation quoted [...]
Musharraf has “very slim chances†of winning democratic elections in Pak: Holbrooke
November 18th, 2010 |
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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has “very slim†chances of regaining power in the 2013 elections, and any return to military rule in the country would be a disaster, a senior US official said on Wednesday. “He has about as much chance of coming back to power as (former Soviet) President (Mikhail) Gorbachev,” The News [...]
Musharraf quit Pak presidency on my prodding: Bush
November 17th, 2010 |
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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf stepped down from his post because the then US President George W Bush asked him to do so, the latter has revealed in his book “Decision Pointsâ€. On page 217 of his book, Bush wrote that he had asked Musharraf in late 2007 to quit his job, restore the sacked [...]
“Pak’s nuclear weapons are secureâ€: Musharraf
November 16th, 2010 |
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Pakistan’s pursuit of nuclear weapons was an “existential and defensive imperative†to compensate for the new imbalance of power tilted towards India, former president Pervez Musharraf has said, adding that the nation’s nuclear weapons are “secureâ€. In a Newsweek Pakistan exclusive, Musharraf said, “India’s ‘Smiling Buddha’ nuclear tests in 1974 changed everything. Pakistan was forced [...]
“Civil governments in Pak have never performedâ€: Musharraf
November 13th, 2010 |
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All civil governments in the history of Pakistan have failed to deliver to the people and to the state, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said. In an interview on National Public Radio, Musharraf said, “The important thing for an elected government is to deliver to the people and to the state. If that is [...]
Musharraf seeks Pak-Americans’ support for political comeback
November 1st, 2010 |
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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reached out to his country’s expatriates in the United States in his effort to stage a political comeback. Addressing a crowd of about 300 people in Florida, Musharraf said that he wanted to bring an economic recovery to Pakistan. The Florida chapter of the Friends of Pakistan First had [...]
Benazir murder: UN probe finds Musharraf govt responsible
April 15th, 2010 |
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UNITED NATIONS (Agencies) – The 2007 murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto could have been averted if adequate security measures had been taken, a report by a UN-appointed independent panel said Thursday.
The 65-page report said that the inquiry commission believes the failure by Pakistani authorities to effectively investigate Bhutto’s death was ‘deliberate’. It added that the UN probe was ‘severely hampered’ by intelligence agencies and government officials.
The government of former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf was responsible for Benazir’s assassination, the UN report finds out.
Monitoring Desk adds: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Hussain Haroon cancelled his scheduled Press conference at the UN after receiving the report of an independent panel into murder of Benazir Bhutto from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, reported a private TV channel.
The panel first handed over the document to the UN Secretary-General after complying with Islamabad’s request for a two-week delay. Pakistani government said last week it had asked that the release, initially scheduled for March 30, be delayed so that input from Afghanistan, the United States and Saudi Arabia could be included.
On Wednesday, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told a Press briefing that the panel headed by Chile’s ambassador to the UN Heraldo Munoz would formally present its report to UN chief Ban Ki-moon Thursday afternoon.
“The Secretary General then intends to transmit it to the government of Pakistan, and he will also share it, for information purposes, with the members of the Security Council,” the spokesman added.
Munoz and one of the other panel members, Indonesian ex-attorney general Marzuki Darusman, were to give a Press conference late Thursday to provide details of the report.
According to the TV channel, security has been put on high alert throughout Pakistan on the eve of release of UN report into Benazir’s assassination.
PPP information secretary has soft corner for Musharraf
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Pakistan People’s Party’s Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab has praised former President Pervez Musharraf for eliminating the environment of confrontational politics from the country by introducing National Reconciliation Ordinance.
She displayed her soft corner for Musharraf while speaking with reporters who asked her whether the credit for eliminating the politics of enmity should be given to Musharraf.
Wahab [...]
Musharraf funnelling money to aides to improve his image ahead of return: Report
November 20th, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has reportedly funnelled a large amount of money to his former aides in the country in order to improve his image, as he is planning a return to the country’s political scene.
According to an Asia Times Online report, Musharraf is planning to flaunt a new political party and has [...]
Pak Government ready to execute any court warrant against Musharraf
November 11th, 2009 |
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The Pakistan Government would execute any court warrant against former President General Pervez Musharraf, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Babar Awan has said.
“If a Pakistani court issues any proclamation, warrant or red warrant (against Musharraf) we will not become an obstruction in its way. Rather we will execute it. This is my commitment to the house,†The [...]
Musharraf insists all his actions were legal and constitutional
November 9th, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has insisted that all of his actions as president were constitutional and validated by the Supreme Court, and had been taken to establish democracy in the country.
In an interview with a TV channel in Washington, Musharraf said Taliban leader Mullah Omar had never been to Pakistan, adding that Afghanistan [...]
Zardari is a criminal, a fraud and a third rater: Musharraf
November 9th, 2009 |
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The relationship between Asif Ali Zardari and his predecessor Pervez Musharraf is not at all good and it was reflected in an interview when the General called the Pakistan President a “criminalâ€, a “fraud†and a “third raterâ€.
In an interview with known journalist Seymour Hersh, Musharraf said that Zardari would go to any extent to [...]