Pervez musharraf

The original ruling had marked the first time a former leader of the armed forces had faced such a sentence for treason in Pakistan. read more

The petition, filed by Advocate Azhar Siddique in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Musharraf’s behalf, named the federal government and others as respondents. The petition will be heard on Jan 9, 2020. read more

Recent verdicts have strengthened civilian authority in principle, but left the PM in a spot with the army read more

In its 167-page detailed judgement authored by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, who headed the three-member bench, the special court on Thursday said the “convict be hanged by his neck till he dies on each count as per charge”. read more

In the video released by his party, Musharraf said “there is no example of such a decision in which neither the defendant and nor his lawyer was given permission to say something in his defense.” read more

Its different power centres are asserting themselves. There is uncertainty ahead read more

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Former PM Nawaz Sharif initiated the move in 2013 to file a case of high treason against Musharraf over his declaration of extra-constitutional emergency. read more

Former Pakistan president made bold policy moves, including his overture to India to resolve the Kashmir issue once and for all through a four-point formula read more

This is the first time in Pakistan’s history that a former army chief has been sentenced to death. read more

Pervez Musharraf’s conviction for treason and the death sentence is a first-of-its-kind verdict in Pakistan where the military retains a strong influence on the government and its leadership. read more

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against Musharraf over the president’s imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007. read more

Musharraf, who had left Pakistan soon after he stepped down as President in 2008, exited the country a second time in March 2016 for “medical treatment”. He was declared an absconder in this case. read more

Earlier on Monday, television channels showed footage of the former President being taken to the Dubai American Hospital on a stretcher, citing “emergency treatment requirement” which was later confirmed by sources in his All Pakistan Muslim League,... read more

The former president is suffering from amyloidosis and has been living in Dubai since March 2016. read more