Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is fighting for the supremacy of law, and that is why a judge has become a hero of the masses for the first time
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that India and Pakistan came closer to resolving the Kashmir issue during the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government. He added that he does not expect a return to that situation in his lifetime. Abdullah lauded Singh's efforts on Kashmir, including the setting up of working groups on the issue, and said he practically initiated measures for the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandits. The chief minister also praised Singh's contribution to India's economic development.
Security personnel at the San Francisco Airport detained Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's son Bilal last week after they believed they detected traces of explosive material TNT in his child's nappy bag.
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto said she has held fruitful talks with President Musharraf on the democratic process.
With his tenure as the President of Pakistan coming up for scrutiny by the country's highest court, Pervez Musharraf has put off his return to Islamabad from London for the time being as advised by his close aides.
The Indo-Pak peace process and the war against terror will be high on the talks agenda, said officials.
In the book, Anger Management: The Troubled Diplomatic Relationship Between India and Pakistan, Bisaria says this public telecast sounded to observers like a mid-summit report on the talks, where Pakistan's hard views were being inflicted on India, while New Delhi's positions were unclear.
India on Friday said time was not conducive to grant visa to former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf to visit the country.
Musharraf, 79, was suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body, The Express Tribune reported.
Ahead of its Pakistan visit from Monday, separatist outfit Hurriyat Conference Sunday said it will discuss the Kashmir issue with President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistan leaders.
Apart from the retired service chiefs, dozens of former commanders and some retired junior commissioned officers, who met in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Tuesday, blamed Musharraf for the current crisis in Pakistan and asked him to step down.
The Pakistan government will prosecute former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and his collaborators for "high treason" for violating the constitution by imposing emergency in 2007. The Parliament will pass a resolution to this effect soon, a minister has said.
In a statement after a meeting between Trump and Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir at the White House on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations -- the media wing of the Pakistan Army -- said they also discussed joint counterterrorism efforts.
The report said the crucial meeting involved Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, CIA director General Michael V Hayden, new army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, and Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj, the chief of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence.
He was the heroic chief justice who refused to bow down to the all-powerful Gen Pervez Musharraf. But today, as his son is embroiled in a scam, the halo over Pakistan's Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has slipped, reports Amir Mir
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.
Pakistani authorities on Saturday directed officials at airports across the country to bar former President Pervez Musharraf from going abroad. The Federal Investigation Agency directed immigration officials at all international airports to stop Musharraf from travelling abroad, TV news channels reported.
What Musharraf doesn't understand is that deposed dictators are like used toiler paper: No one has any use for them and hence, they are best discarded, says Sushant Sareen.
Zee group Chief Subhash Chandra on Saturday met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and discussed the role media and entertainment industry can play in improving Indo-Pak relations.
The channel quoted its sources as further saying that Musharraf would meet former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, British Prime Minister David Cameron, King Abdullah of Jordan and authorities in United Arab Emirates before arriving in Pakistan.
The president's son, Bilal Musharraf, who works in the US, flew down to Islamabad as his wife gave birth to a boy in a private hospital on Thursday.
Two 'very smart' leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month's conflict that could have turned into a nuclear war, United States President Donald Trump said after holding a rare luncheon meeting with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House.
The closed-door luncheon meeting came amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran with Trump exploring Washington's possible involvement.
Lakshmipathy Balaji turned out to be the cynosure of all eyes during the Indian cricket team's tour of Pakistan in 2004.
Musharraf had done much, but "not reached his full capacity" in dealing with terrorism and extremism, the US said.
Musharraf briefed the delegation about Pakistan's view on the situation in Afghanistan and told the Senators that a stable and strong Kabul was in the interest of the region.
In a sensational claim, a former Pakistan army general has said that Osama bin Laden had been kept in a "safe house" of Intelligence Bureau in Abbottabad with "full knowledge" of the then ruler Pervez Musharraf and possibly current Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
Pervez Musharraf was Thursday formally arrested by Pakistani investigators over the murder of Benazir Bhutto after an anti-terrorism court directed them to include the former president in the probe into the 2007 assassination.
Musharraf assured the delegation that any resolution of the Kashmir issue will be finalised only after ascertaining the wishes of the the Kashmiri people. \n
India regards Pervez Musharraf as an "elected President" of Pakistan and a "credible interlocutor" with whom it will continue to do business, says National Security Adviser M K Narayanan.
Pakistan troops and people were conveyed only fabricated stories about the Kargil War by then army chief General Pervez Musharraf, according to a senior Pakistani commander having long experience of serving on the Line of Control.
Javed, who arrived from Kolkata early in the morning, visited Sarnath and the Banaras Hindu University and took a boat ride in river Ganga before winding up his visit.
Musharraf and the former PM agreed that the new chapter that had begun in Indo-Pak ties must be carried forward.
Musharraf was seen off at the airport by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and top defence officials. India's Deputy High Commissioner T C A Raghavan was also present at the airport.
Khan warned that the achievement of having an emboldened judiciary could soon be lost if Bhutto struck a deal with the military ruler.
Pakistan's former military dictator Pervez Musharraf should not be allowed to elude the serious legal proceedings against him and must be held accountable for human rights abuses, a global watchdog has demanded.
A Pakistani election tribunal on Monday rejected former president Pervez Musharraf's appeal against the rejection of his nomination papers for a parliamentary constituency in the southern port city of Karachi.
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