Tag: General (r) Pervez Musharraf

Musharraf won’t be returning to face the court

--Former military ruler cites ‘medical reasons beyond his control’ as the reason Former military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf will not return to the country...

Treason trial will continue with or without Musharraf, warns court

--Special court summons ex-president on May 2, says in case of absence it will pass order regarding testimony of accused --Defence counsel says his client...

Musharraf rules out possibility of Pak-India nuclear war

Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf has ruled out the use of nuclear weapons in case of an armed conflict between India and Pakistan...

Transactions made from Musharraf’s frozen accounts, court told

An accountability court on Tuesday was informed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) that transactions have been made from the frozen bank accounts of...

Musharraf’s 1999 coup d’état turns 19

On October 12, 1999, it took then army chief General Pervez Musharraf just 17 hours to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

SHC appoints judge to monitor JIT probing May 12 riots

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday appointed Justice Salahuddin Panhwar to overlook the joint investigation team (JIT) formed to probe May 12 riots. On September...

NRO case: Musharraf must return or we shall issue red warrants,...

Musharraf's counsel says he plans to return, has 'medical and security' issues CJP says Musharraf must record statement in treason case Says Musharraf,...

Musharraf takes a U-turn, says won’t return

After announcing his conditional return in return for a presidential-level security, former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday backtracked from his statement, saying...

Special court to hear treason case against Musharraf on 20th

RAWALPINDI: A high treason case against former army chief and president General (r) Pervez Musharraf will be heard by a special court on August 20. The...

Prosecutor resigns in treason case against Gen (r) Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: Prosecution counsel Mohammad Akram Sheikh tendered his resignation in the high treason case against former president and chief of army staff (COAS) General (r)...

People have rejected religious parties: Pervez Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: Former president Pervez Musharraf has termed Imran Khan's success positive for Pakistan saying people of Pakistan have proved that they are not with...

SC summons details of Zardari, Musharraf’s foreign assets in NRO case

Court asks former presidents to declare foreign assets, bank accounts and offshore companies ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday summoned the foreign assets’...

Zardari asks SC to bin ‘politically motivated’ NRO case

ISLAMABAD: Former president and co-chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition...

Gen Musharraf resigns as chairman of APML

New party chairman Dr Amjad says former dictator stepped down after SC refused to let him contest polls ISLAMABAD: Former military dictator General (r) Pervez...

Pervez Musharraf to contest elections from NA-1 constituency

ISLAMABAD: Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf will be contesting in the upcoming general elections from the NA-1 Chitral constituency. It was reported by the...

On its last day, PML-N govt moves to embargo Musharraf

--Action will restrict former dictator from travelling, conducting banking and other financial transactions   ISLAMABAD: The outgoing Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, on the last day of its...

Well-educated, enlightened women can change society: Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Chairman General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said that there was a need to bring women at parity with...