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 and replace him with himself. After the prime…
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 29, Sindh government on the directives of…
NRO case: Musharraf must return or we shall issue red warrants, says CJP
Musharraf’s counsel says he plans to return, has ‘medical and security’ issues CJP says Musharraf must record statement in treason case Says Musharraf, Ishaq Dar are hiding abroad ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan…
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 he won’t return to Pakistan due to “poor…
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 bench will be headed by Lahore High Court…
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) Pervez Musharraf. The counsel in his letter to…
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 religious parties and they are with change. “Imran’s…
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’ details of former presidents Asif Ali Zardari and…
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 seeking recovery of the losses Pakistan incurred after…
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 Musharraf has resigned as the chairman of his…
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 All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) officials that…
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 five-year tenure, reportedly ordered the Ministry of…
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 men and this was only possible when women…
Special court to resume hearing of Musharraf treason case on March 8
ISLAMABAD: A special court in Islamabad on Monday will resume hearing a high treason case against former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on March 8. A three-member bench led by Peshawar High…
Shehbaz can be a better PM than Nawaz, will return home after PML-N govt ends: Musharraf
KARACHI: Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf has claimed that Shehbaz Sharif could prove to be a better prime minister than his brother and deposed premier. In an interview to a private…