Congressman Dan Burton and a few other members of Congress who have taken up positions against India are likely to be on the causus, according to Pakistani on-line newspaper South Asia Tribune.
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's plea to put off a treason case against him till after May 11 general elections was on Tuesday rejected by the Pakistan supreme court which, however, refused to order his arrest.
Hours after the Pakistani Taliban threatened to kill him, Pakistan's former military ruler and President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday appeared unfazed and said he will return home from self-exile to lead his party in the upcoming general election. "I am going home as announced. I am not scared of anything -- be it the death threat from terrorists or the arrest on arrival," Musharraf said after addressing his party supporters at a reception.
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Thursday rushed to the ICU of a naval hospital in Karachi after he developed high blood pressure and fainted.
Glimpses into the life of Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, who at 31, is Pakistan's youngest first lady.
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's nomination papers for a parliamentary constituency in Pakistan's Punjab province were on Friday rejected, even as the Supreme Court decided to hear a petition seeking the former military ruler's trial for treason.
The only element of surprise is, that for the first time, a person of the stature of a former President and Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, has publicly admitted it.
All the behind the scenes drama and the between the lines intrigue from Pakistan, a day before the presidential poll.
In a bid to capitalise on the Pakistan People's Party led government's dipping popularity due to its slow response to the catastrophic floods, former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf is likely to formally launch his party, the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), next month.
In a severe jolt to former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf's plans to stage a political comeback, a court on Tuesday banned him from contesting elections for the rest of his life for abrogating the constitution twice and detaining judges during the emergency in 2007.
The weekend army reshuffle is a clear sign that Musharraf will not step down as army chief in December, say analysts.
Ending four years of self-imposed exile, Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday to take part in the May 11 general elections despite a Taliban death threat.
Shahbaz, the president of PML-N party, dashed to Islamabad on Saturday for a day-long visit, during which he held separate meetings with Brigadier (retired) Niaz Ahmad, a close aide of Musharraf, Saudi Ambassador Ali Awadhi Al Asseri and Wajahat Latif, former chief of the Federal Investigation Agency.
Air Marshall Kaleem Saadat, commissioned as a general duty pilot in 1971, was the deputy chief of staff (personnel) at the air force headquarters in Islamabad.
Lawyers now think that they are the watchdogs of the Constitution and judiciary.
The arrest warrant was challenged in the high court which set aside the orders of the lower court
Addressing a public rally in Kohat, Durrani said that contrary to her claims for the last seven years that she won't back Musharraf, Bhutto was now convinced that Musharraf's development agenda had nationwide support.
According to the book, Musharraf's crackdown on jihadi groups was only for the consumption of the media and the public. In reality, he had no intention to ban terrorist organisations or their activities in Pakistan.
Ashfaq Hussain in his book Witness to Blunder said the Kargil misadventure was masterminded by Major General Javed Hassan, General Mehmood and General Aziz. They made Musharraf agree to the plans which later led to a limited conflict between India and Pakistan.
The Pakistan President has rejected any pressure or ultimatum in making a decision to quit as army chief
Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan said President Pervez Musharraf had failed in his war on terrorism and it was high time he steps down. Speaking at a hurriedly organised press conference at a Mumbai suburb, Imran said, "Musharraf is a part of problem of terrorism and sooner he leaves power the better it would be for Pakistan." Imran's party Teherek-e-Insaaf has boycotted the general elections sechduled to be held on January 8.
Will his calculation be proved right? Unlikely. He has created so many pockets of anger in Pakistan against himself and the US that it would be highly improbable that he would succeed in extinguishing the jihadi fire of his own creation. Musharraf proposes, bin Laden disposes. That may be the ultimate denouement in Pakistan.
Bhutto, the Pakistan Peoples Party chief, said her party's talks with the military regime had focused on a level-playing field for all political parties for holding of fair elections for transition to democracy for an empowered Parliament.
Setting the ball rolling for the trial of Pervez Musharraf on a charge of high treason, a special court on Friday summoned the former Pakistani military ruler to appear before it on December 24.
Any weakening of army support would spell doom for Musharraf. The Pakistani army's image is much dented and it is doubtful if it can withstand a civil war with the Taliban.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has blamed former President General Pervez Musharraf for the current chaotic scenario in the country and said that he (Musharraf) had done 'colossal damage' to the long pending Kashmir issue.
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's treason trial was adjourned on Tuesday till January 1 by a special court in Islamabad after he failed to appear before it citing security threats following the recovery of explosives on his pre-scheduled route.
Musharraf's statement comes in the wake of the postponing of the SAARC summit which scheduled for November in Islamabad.
An exaggerated fear of Pakistan's people, Hamid says, must not prevent US from realising that Pakistanis are turning away from General Musharraf.
'The deal between two individuals will not materialise unless it is expanded to all the major political parties on a specific national agenda.'
Slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti's son Jamil Akbar Bugti has filed a petition in the Sibbi district and sessions court seeking an order to register a case against former President General Pervez Musharraf and other senior officials in connection with his father's death.
Former President Pervez Musharraf will contest the upcoming general election from a parliamentary constituency in Chitral in northern Pakistan, members of his political party announced on Wednesday.
Former President Pervez Musharraf will contest the upcoming general election from a parliamentary constituency in Chitral in northern Pakistan, members of his political party announced on Wednesday.
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto.
Musharraf will have to strain every nerve to gain political traction in Pakistan
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has unveiled his plans to return to active politics, saying he will contest the next general election in Pakistan, whenever it is held. Musharraf, who has been living abroad for over a year, announced his future plans while addressing a gathering of his supporters in Islamabad by teleconference. "I have decided to take part in Pakistan's politics and I will come forward in the next elections," he said.
A Pakistani court on Friday issued non-bailable arrest warrant against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf and ordered police to present him in the court in the murder case of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who was killed in a military operation in 2007.
Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that prosecuting former president General Pervez Musharraf under high treason charges, for taking 'extrajudicial' actions on November 3, 2007, would help resolve the current crisis facing the country.Interacting with party workers at his Raiwind residence, Sharif said trying Musharraf would ensure that the door to military interference in the country's politics would be closed for good.
As is clear to the West as well, Pakistan is at the crossroads.
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