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He Became a Reluctant
US Ally After 9/11
obituary
Feb 5, 2023 5:30 AM CST
He Became a Reluctant US Ally After 9/11
Former Pakistani leader Musharraf dies at 79
(Newser)
- Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the US war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died at 79. Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that roiled Pakistan...
Pakistan Sentences
Former Ruler to Death
Dec 17, 2019 4:48 AM CST
Pakistan Sentences Former Ruler to Death
But Pervez Musharraf has been out of the country for years
(Newser)
- A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, to death in a treason case related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in power, officials said. It's the first time in Pakistan's history that a former army chief...
Musharraf Charged
With High Treason
Mar 31, 2014 8:11 AM CDT
Musharraf Charged With High Treason
Former Pakistan president pleads not guilty
(Newser)
- Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf actually showed up at a court hearing today, where he was charged with high treason . Musharraf, military ruler of the country from 1999 until 2008, had a new lawyer with him as he pleaded not guilty to each of five charges: three counts of subverting,...
Musharraf Skips Court,
Goes to Hospital Instead
Jan 2, 2014 10:31 AM CST
Musharraf Skips Court, Goes to Hospital Instead
It's the 3rd hearing he's missed in 2 weeks
(Newser)
- Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf was rushed to the hospital today with a "heart problem" he experienced while on his way to a court hearing in a high treason case , police and lawyers said. The unexpected detour is the latest drama in the legal problems that the former...
Pakistan Will
Try Musharraf
for Treason
Nov 17, 2013 8:56 AM CST
Pakistan Will Try Musharraf for Treason
Former strongman could face life in prison, death
(Newser)
- Pakistan has been showing signs of easing up on Pervez Musharraf , but today it announced that the former military dictator is going to stand trial on charges of treason for his imposition of emergency rule in 2007. A guilty verdict could result in a death sentence or life in prison,...
Musharraf Can
Leave House Arrest,
Not Pakistan
Nov 7, 2013 9:29 AM CST
Musharraf Can Leave House Arrest, Not Pakistan
Prison officials withdrew last night for first time since April
(Newser)
- Pakistan has freed former President Pervez Musharraf from his months-long house arrest, days after he received bail in a case related to the death of a radical cleric, a prison official said today. Prison officials were withdrawn last night from Musharraf's home on the outskirts of Islamabad, where he...
Pakistan Grants
Bail to Musharraf
Nov 4, 2013 10:52 AM CST
Pakistan Grants Bail to Musharraf
He won't leave the country after house arrest: lawyers
(Newser)
- After six months of house arrest , former Pakistani strongman Pervez Musharraf has been granted bail in the case of a 2007 mosque siege. Musharraf has already received bail in three other cases, the AP notes. Some have expected the former leader to exit Pakistan once the house arrest is over,...
Pakistan, Bush
Made Secret
Drone-Strike Deal
Oct 24, 2013 5:00 AM CDT
Pakistan, Bush Made Secret Drone-Strike Deal
Meanwhile, top-secret CIA documents show Islamabad was kept in the loop
(Newser)
- Though Pakistan has often condemned US drone strikes—this week, PM Nawaz Sharif called them an obstacle in the countries' relationship—officials there reportedly signed a secret deal with the Bush administration regarding the attacks. "The exact terms were never shared with civilians, but there was a protocol between...
Pakistan Charges
Musharraf in
Bhutto Slaying
Aug 20, 2013 7:03 AM CDT
Pakistan Charges Musharraf in Bhutto Slaying
Former president indicted on murder, other charges
(Newser)
- Pervez Musharraf was indicted today on murder charges connected to Benazir Bhutto's 2007 assassination , the AP reports. Musharraf, who pleaded not guilty, appeared in person after failing to show up to the originally scheduled indictment earlier this month. The prosecutor says he was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit...
Musharraf a No-Show
at His Own Indictment
Aug 6, 2013 12:02 AM CDT
Musharraf a No-Show at His Own Indictment
Authorities cite security concerns, but maybe a deal is in the works?
(Newser)
- A seemingly ironic twist for Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan today: The former leader was supposed to be indicted on charges that his government did nothing to prevent the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007. But Musharraf couldn't show up in court because of death threats against him, reports Reuters...
Sharif Heads
for Victory
in Pakistan
May 12, 2013 6:46 AM CDT
Sharif Heads for Victory in Pakistan
Ex-PM looks set to cruise to 3rd term in landmark elections
(Newser)
- Pakistan's former prime minister appears headed to return to the office for a third term as the restive country makes its first democratic transition since 1970, reports the
New York Times .
Early returns this morning show Nawaz Sharif's party easily securing enough seats to form a government—besting...
Musharraf Turns Himself In
Apr 19, 2013 4:29 AM CDT
Musharraf Turns Himself In
Former leader faces 2 days of house arrest
(Newser)
- Former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf has been put under house arrest for two days following a court order yesterday, the BBC reports. The order was related to his 2007 effort to place judges under house arrest. Musharraf turned himself in this morning and sought house arrest instead of jail, a...
Musharraf Flees After
Court Orders Him Arrested
Apr 18, 2013 2:08 AM CDT
Musharraf Flees After Court Orders Him Arrested
Former leader hurries into black SUV
(Newser)
- A Pakistani court has called for the arrest of former leader Pervez Musharraf—and what followed is what the AP describes as a "dramatic scene." Musharraf was in court seeking bail when the order, tied to the house arrest of judges in 2007, was issued. In such cases,...
Pakistan Boots
Musharraf
From Election
Apr 16, 2013 11:55 AM CDT
Pakistan Boots Musharraf From Election
Onetime military dictator having a rough time mounting a comeback
(Newser)
- Pervez Musharraf has got to be feeling more than a little unloved these days: Pakistani judges today disqualified Musharraf from running in an upcoming parliamentary election, a blow to the former military ruler who recently returned from self-imposed exile to make a political comeback. Musharraf had won approval a week...
Pakistan OKed Some Drone Strikes in Secret: Musharraf
Apr 12, 2013 4:37 AM CDT
Pakistan OKed Some Drone Strikes in Secret: Musharraf
Contradicts country's previous assertions
(Newser)
- In the past, Pakistan has maintained that US drone strikes in the country were carried out without leaders' involvement. Now, former leader Pervez Musharraf says the government approved some of the strikes in secret, CNN reports. Officials gave the go-ahead "only on a few occasions, when a target was...
Pakistan Court Summons Musharraf for Treason
Apr 8, 2013 8:39 AM CDT
Pakistan Court Summons Musharraf for Treason
Just as former President was making a return to politics
(Newser)
- It's looking like an up-and-down kind of week for Pakistan's widely reviled former president. Just a day after a court gave Pervez Musharraf permission to run for office again, Pakistan's supreme court has demanded he face possible treason charges, the AP reports. A conviction could mean a...
Pakistan:
Musharraf
Can Run for
Parliament
Apr 7, 2013 10:15 AM CDT
Pakistan: Musharraf Can Run for Parliament
Ex-dictator finds a friendly northern province that will let him run
(Newser)
- Pakistan has given former military ruler Pervez Musharraf the go-ahead today to run for parliament next month, a victory for him in what has otherwise been a bumpy return to the country after more than four years in self-imposed exile. Musharraf's return has been largely ignored—with the exception...
Musharraf
Gets Shoe
Thrown at Him
Mar 29, 2013 9:40 AM CDT
Musharraf Gets Shoe Thrown at Him
Former strongman faces charges related to his rule
(Newser)
- An angry lawyer threw a shoe at former President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court in southern Pakistan today to face legal charges following his return to the country after four years in self-imposed exile . The lawyer tossed his shoe at Musharraf as the former military strongman was walking...
Musharraf Back
in Pakistan Amid
Death Threats
Mar 24, 2013 5:16 AM CDT
Musharraf Back in Pakistan Amid Death Threats
Ex-president seeks possible political comeback
(Newser)
- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile today with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in defiance of judicial probes and death threats from Taliban militants. Security forces whisked Musharraf away in a convoy of about a dozen vehicles shortly after...
Musharraf Plans Return to Pakistan, Faces Arrest
Jan 7, 2012 11:59 AM CST
Musharraf Plans Return to Pakistan, Faces Arrest
He's expected back this month, and a prosecutor vows to detain him
(Newser)
- A showdown in Pakistan looms: Former President Pervez Musharraf plans to return to the country on Jan. 25 or 26 in a bid to revive his political career, and a federal prosecutor vows to arrest him on the spot, reports Bloomberg . Musharraf, who has been living in Dubai and London...
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