Former President Pervez Musharraf was arrested early Fridaya day after a court ordered his arrest for imposing emergency rule in 2007. Musharraf appeared before a court of a local magistrate in Islamabad and formally offered his arrest, his defence lawyer, Qamar Afzal, said. The judicial magistrate Abbas Shah granted a two-day transit remand […]
The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered arrest of former President Pervez Musharraf for detaining senior judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007. Musharraf was in the Islamabad High Court when the court delivered verdict. The court cancelled his interim bail in the case and ordered his arrest. However, Musharraf, succeeded to flee […]
The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench on Wednesday extended by a week interim bail to former President Pervez Musharraf in the case of the 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, lawyers said. Musharraf has been accused of failing to provide adequate security to Benazir Bhutto when she returned to Pakistan from exile in […]
The interim government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it cannot initiate high treason case against former President Pervez Musharraf as it has only a mandate to hold elections. The apex court had on Monday sought reply from the federation about five identical petitions, seeking high treason proceedings against him for Musharraf for suspending […]
An American spy aircraft Wednesday fired missiles into South Waziristan tribal region and killed at least five people, security officials said. Two missiles were fired on a house in Sararogha area early morning, completely destroying the building. All those in the compound were killed and injured, officials said. They said that the […]
Former President Pervez Mushararf’s appeals against rejection of his nomination papers in Islamabad and Kasur were rejected on Tuesday, now leaving only Chitral to contest for the National Assembly seat. The High court Rawalpindi bench election tribunal rejected former president Pervez Musharraf’s appeal regarding his nomination papers from NA-48 Islamabad. The former president’s […]
Former President, Pervez Musharraf, facing high treason charges for imposing emergency role in 2007, Monday said he will defend himself in courts and even ready to go to jail. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Pervez Musharraf, defended his policies in 1999-2008, and said he had done nothing wrong. He announced election manifesto […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday sought reply from the government about petitions, seeking former President Pervez Musharraf’s trial for treason for subverting the constitution and declaring an emergency in 2007. The apex court in its interim order asked the government whether or not it wants high treason proceedings against the Musharraf, who returned […]
Former military leader, Pervez Musharraf, Monday lost his appeal against rejection of nomination paper for a Karachi National Assembly seat. The election tribunal rejected Musharraf’s appeal to review the rejection of his nomination papers in NA-250 Karachi. His nomination papers for NA-250 Karachi were rejected on charges of violating the constitution and sacking […]
Former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday requested the Supreme Court to form a full bench to hear the treason case against him. Five petitions, seeing high treason proceedings, have been filed in the apex court. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain is hearing the […]
Former President Pervez Musharraf Friday appeared in a court in Islamabad to reply to the charges about his action to impose emergency rule during his 1999-2008 government, lawyers said. A case had been filed in an Islamabad police station against Musharraf, charging him of placing hundreds of top judges under house arrest when he […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday adjourned until April 15 hearing of petitions, seeking high treason proceedings against former President ervez Musharraf as his defence lawyers sought more time to reply to the charges against him. The court on Monday summoned Musharraf to appear in person on Tuesday or he must be represented by […]