Pervez Musharraf will not appear in court despite the arrest warrant issued on Saturday by an anti-terrorism court in connection with the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, a close aide of the former military ruler has said, terming the move as an attempt to intimidate him. "There is no possibility of him (Musharraf) appearing in court," Muhammad Ali Saif, the legal advisor for the former president said hours after the warrant was issued by the court in Rawalpindi.
Saudi Arabia is pressing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to return home before the upcoming general elections, media reports said.
When asked why he himself had not taken any action against the Jaish leadership and the organisation when he was in power, the former military ruler said, "Those were different times. Our intelligence men were involved in a tit-for-tat between India and Pakistan... This was continuing at that time and amid all of this, no major action was taken against the Jaish. And I also did not insist."
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League will field a person from each province as covering candidate for Gen Musharraf in the presidential poll, he said.
In a move that could benefit Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, leading Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney on Thursday asked President Pervez Musharraf to convert all death sentences in the country to life imprisonment. "This is an issue on which we have spoken several times during our meetings and an issue on which I have already sent several appeals," the former human rights minister said.
The closed-door luncheon meeting came amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran with Trump exploring Washington's possible involvement.
Interestingly, while the US embassy confirmed Rice's telephone calls to the Pakistan President, government officials remained tight-lipped about it. There was no word about it either from the Foreign Office or the Presidency.
Musharraf was serious about sharing power with Bhutto but her demands exposed her real intentions; she actually overestimated her importance and tried to grab everything from Musharraf through negotiations
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday summoned Pakistan's parliament on March 24 to elect the new Prime Minister, though there was still no word from the Pakistan People's Party and its allies on their nominee for the top post.Musharraf received the official communique regarding the convening of the National Assembly to elect the leader of the House from the Prime Minister's Secretariat on Thursday morning.The President signed the summary.
Musharraf was definitely in a position to become a real peace-maker with the help of Manmohan Singh and Benazir Bhutto in 2007 but he missed this golden chance. He missed 2007 because he created a political turmoil in Pakistan by attacking the judiciary. He also missed a chance to win the Nobel Peace Prize along with Manmohan Singh due to his self-righteousness. He has missed everything now
With Mujahedeen groups gaining more "public support and sympathy" in Pakistan, extremism is on the rise in parts of the country, former president Pervez Musharraf has admitted.
United States' envoy to India Timothy J Roemer on Thursday downplayed Pervez Musharraf's recent admission -- about diverting US funds, meant for fighting terrorism, against India -- claiming it was the former Pakistan President's opinion as a private citizen.In an interview with a television channel, Musharraf had recently stated that the military aid provided by the US to Pakistan, for the war against terror during his tenure, had been used to strengthen defences.
The entire opposition has opposed constitutional amendments that give Musharraf sweeping powers over the legislature.
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's efforts to make peace with India at the cost of 'selling Kashmir' had resulted in the 1999 Kargil war.
President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday handed over charge of the Pakistan army to General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani.
The bitter relationship between Asif Ali Zardari and his predecessor Pervez Musharraf hit its nadir when the former dictator called the Pakistan President a 'criminal, fraud and third rater' during a recent interview. He added that the Pakistan army was not capable of carrying out a mutiny. "There are people with fundamentalist ideas in the army, but I don't think there is any possibility of these people getting organised and doing an uprising," he said.
Musharraf, whose election through referendum as president was ratified by National and three provincial assemblies, was due for re-election after 2007 general elections.
Bhutto's return after the Presidential election, expected to take place before October 15, adds to the political turmoil in Pakistan.
Pakistan's Supreme Court could initiate "high treason" proceedings against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who failed to appear before it for the second day in running on Thursday, a close legal aide of the former President fears.
The Al Qaeda has launched a blistering attack on Pakistan's beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf accusing him of betraying Muslims by supporting the US-led war in Afghanistan.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's reluctance to crack down on radical religious schools and curb Islamabad's support for Taliban militants in Afghanistan has strengthened religious fundamentalists in the country, according to a media report.
People of Pakistan will not accept a 'rigged victory' for the pro-Musharraf parties.
"He (Musharraf) was born in what is now called India, in Delhi. I was born in what is now called Pakistan...so I think this is a unique background," Singh, who is scheduled to meet Musharraf on Friday, told PBS in an interview.
Pakistan's ruling coalition's charge-sheet against President Pervez Musharraf will be backed by evidence of the "horrendous" crimes allegedly committed during his regime that could lead to an open trial and make him liable to impeachment "several times", PPP has said.
Pakistanis are objecting to Stanford University's invitation to former president Pervez Musharraf to lecture at the varsity later this week.
During his visit, Musharraf had assured that a peace deal he struck with tribal leaders will not diminish the hunt for the leaders of Al Qaeda and the Taliban or their training camps.
With the expiry of the two-year political ban on him, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has started consultations with his close aides to announce his comeback in the country's politics.
Calling Pakistani intelligence's failure to detect Osama bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad a "massive slip-up," ex-President Pervez Musharraf has admitted that "rogue" members of the Inter-Services Intelligence and military may have helped the al-Qaeda chief hide in plain sight in the garrison city.
The Pakistan People's Party-led government is considering a proposal to seek Interpol's Red Corner notice against ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf, in a bid to bring him back from abroad to face treason charges, days after he called party chief and President Asif Ali Zardari 'a criminal and a fraud'. Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani had even hinted that it might not be possible to put Musharraf on trial, after main opposition PML-N stepped up demands for action against him.
"Are things in control now? Had things been in control, would this have happened," he asked, adding that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would have to give answers.
"There is no possibility of extremists coming into the government in Pakistan and therefore taking over the (nuclear) assets...through the political or the democratic system," he said.
"The day is not far off when someone like Salman Taseer will be in the Presidency. The PPP will soon appoint the next President," Zardari said addressing a gathering of PPP workers at the Governor's House in Lahore on Monday night.
Pakistan's National Assembly on Wednesday endorsed the proclamation of the emergency by President Pervez Musharraf amidst a boycott by opposition lawmakers and a protest by Pakistan People's Party workers.
After being summoned by Pakistan's Supreme Court over his actions during the emergency, ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf may face more legal troubles, with a British Muslim politician announcing that he will move a London court against him for alleged 'war crimes'. Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham, an arch-foe of the former President, has stepped up his campaign against him. The PoK-born Labour peer has announced that 'war crime charges' would be brought against Musharraf.
Pakistan's powerful army 'intends to stay neutral', on the Supreme Court's decision to ask former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to explain why he imposed emergency rule nearly two years ago and sacked over 60 judges, according to a media report on Thursday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, who was among the 60 judges sacked by Musharraf, had on Wednesday issued a notice to the former president.The move sparked speculation in political circles.
'Some members of the judiciary are working at cross purposes with the executive and legislature in the fight against terrorism and extremism, thereby weakening the government and the nation's resolve and diluting the efficacy of its action to control this menace,' it added.
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