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 [...]
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Musharraf funnelling money to aides to improve his image ahead of return: Report
November 20th, 2009 |
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Pakistan moves up in global corruption index, ranks 42
November 17th, 2009 |
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Pakistan ranks 42nd in the global list of most corrupt countries, the Transparency International’s (TI) latest report has revealed.
The TI’s report said Pakistan has gained few positions from last year and now stands at 42nd place in the list of most corrupt countries in which Somalia, Afghanistan are seen as the most corrupt among 180 [...]
Pakistan moves up in global corruption index, ranks 42
November 17th, 2009 |
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Pakistan ranks 42nd in the global list of most corrupt countries, the Transparency International’s (TI) latest report has revealed.
The TI’s report said Pakistan has gained few positions from last year and now stands at 42nd place in the list of most corrupt countries in which Somalia, Afghanistan are seen as the most corrupt among 180 [...]
Benazir assassination: Lahore High Court issues notice to Musharraf, others
November 14th, 2009 |
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The Lahore High Court, for the third time, has issued notices against former President General Pervez Musharraf and former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi in connection with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination case.
Hearing a petition filed by a lawyer seeking registration of a criminal case against Musharraf and Elahi for allegedly plotting Bhutto’s murder, [...]
PPP, PML-N join hands for Musharraf’s high treason trial
November 12th, 2009 |
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Joining hands with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in demanding former President General Pervez Musharraf’s trial under the Article Six of the Constitution, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has vowed to put the former general behind bars.
Furious over Musharraf’s remarks against President Asif Ali Zardari, senior Punjab minister and PPP leader Raja Riaz Ahmed Musharraf’s [...]
Former Gitmo detainee vows to drag Musharraf to court for illegal imprisonment
November 7th, 2009 |
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A former prisoner, who was kept behind bars at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for six years, has vowed to lodge a criminal case against former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for arresting him illegally.
Sami El-Haj, who is a journalist by profession and works for leading Arab television channel Al-Jazeera, said he is [...]
Musharraf urges US to hand over drones to Pak
September 10th, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has urged the United States to hand over the unmanned drone aircrafts to Pakistan so that it could carry out the offensive against the extremists on its own rather than relying on foreign countries.
In an interview with a private television channel, Musharraf said the war against terrorism was not [...]
Musharraf’s ‘royal’ treatment in Saudi Arabia worries his opponents in Pak
September 2nd, 2009 |
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The ‘royal’ treatment being given to former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf during his Saudi Arabia visit has his opponents worried.
The special treatment has sparked speculations that Riyadh is trying to use its influence to ask the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to shun its demand for Musharraf’s trial under the Article Six of the Constitution.
Sources [...]
Saudi Arabia offers asylum to beleaguered Musharraf
August 1st, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf may be heading former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s way as far as taking refuge outside the country is concerned.
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Aziz Bin Ibrahim said that his country would consider giving political asylum to Musharraf if he asks for it, The Daily Times reports.
Talking to media [...]
SC verdict a ‘good omen’: Gilani, Zardari
August 1st, 2009 |
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Welcoming the Supreme Court’s verdict declaring former President General Pervez Musharraf’s November 3, 2007 actions as ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘extra-judicial’, both Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari have termed the decision as a “good omenâ€.
A statement issued by the Presidency after the apex court’s verdict said: “The SC order is a [...]
Musharraf refuses to comment on Supreme Court verdict
August 1st, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has refused to comment on Supreme Court’s verdict declaring his November 3, 2007 actions as ‘extra-judicial, illegal and unconstitutional’.
Musharraf, who is currently in Italy, said he would comment on the verdict only after he himself read the apex court’s judgement, The Daily Times reports.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday declared [...]
PML-Q shuns Musharraf, says ‘it has nothing to do with him’
July 29th, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf might be hoping that the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) would come to his rescue amid the volley of legal cases being filed against him, but the PML-Q, which had close relations with Musharraf, has made it clear that it has ‘nothing to do’ with the former general.
PML-Q Secretary General [...]
Questioning Musharraf’s martial law puts Zardari’s oath under threat: Former Pak AG
July 28th, 2009 |
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The Supreme Court’s decision to question the legality of former President General Pervez Musharraf’s action of imposing an emergency in the country on November 3 2007, could also affect President Asif Ali Zardari’s oath, former Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum has said.
Qayyum said that if all actions of the then Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar [...]
Zardari denies providing ‘VIP protocol and security’ to Musharraf
July 25th, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf may not receive the same protocol and security cover, which he enjoyed earlier, when he returns back home to defend himself in front of the Supreme Court.
According to sources, Musharraf had approached President Asif Ali Zardari through a friend asking him to provide VIP protocol and security when he [...]
Musharraf says dismissal of CJ was ‘constitutional and legal’
July 25th, 2009 |
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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has defended his action of dismissing Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry in March 2007, saying the decision was absolutely ‘constitutional and legal’
He, however, admitted that the handling of the situation at that time was “shabbyâ€.
“I don”t blame myself because I don”t get into the nitty gritty of which Deputy [...]
Musharraf defends Kargil, says he brought Kashmir to the negotiation table
July 24th, 2009 |
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Defending his Kargil misadventure, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has described the 1999 Kargil conflict as a “big success†as it forced India to bring Kashmir onto the negotiation table.
“Yes, indeed, it was a big success because it had (an) impact even on the attitudes of the Indian side. How did we start discussing [...]
Zardari to abide by Supreme Court’s verdict against Musharraf
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will honour whatever decision the Supreme Court takes in the case against former President General Pervez Musharraf that challenges his November 3, 2007 action to implement emergency in the country.
Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said the apex court’s verdict in the case would be implemented in letter and spirit.
“There are no [...]
Zardari to abide by Supreme Court’s verdict against Musharraf
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will honour whatever decision the Supreme Court takes in the case against former President General Pervez Musharraf that challenges his November 3, 2007 action to implement emergency in the country.
Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said the apex court’s verdict in the case would be implemented in letter and spirit.
“There are no [...]
Musharraf admits having “secret understanding†with Benazir Bhutto
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, for the time, has admitted that there was a secret “understanding†between him and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto which facilitated her return to the country in October 2007.
“There was an understanding. I did talk to her, yes. I had been talking to her twice. She was not supposed [...]