The election authorities on Sunday rejected nomination papers of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over his misuse of powers and favourtism on the last day of the scrutiny of papers of thousands of candidates. In another development the election authorities accepted nomination papers of former President Pervez Musharraf to stand for the May […]
Nomination papers of former president Pervez Musharraf for NA-139 in Kasur were rejected by the Returning Officer on Friday. Javed Kasuri advocate had raised six objections at Musharraf’s papers which also included abrogation of the constitution. One of the objections stated that the ex-general does not meet the criteria established in Article 62 […]
Former President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Islamabad late Monday for the first time after he ended his over four-year self-exile and returned home on March 24. Musharraf’s plane landed at Islamabad’s international airport when paramilitary troops and policemen had been on alert in view of security concerns. The law enforcement agencies had stopped […]
The government on Saturday banned former President Pervez Musharraf from leaving abroad a day after a court restrained him from going abroad, officials said. Musharraf returned to Pakistan on Sunday after over four-year self-exile and is now facing several cases including his government’s failure to provide security to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was […]
Sindh High Court on Friday extended for three more weeks protective bail to former president, Pervez Musharraf, who faces arrest in three high profile cases. However, the judges barred him from going abroad without courts’ permission. The court in Karachi extended Musharraf’s bail in three cases – his government’s failure to provide security to […]
Former military President, Pervez Musharraf, said on Wednesday that he has not struck any deal with anyone to return to the country after over four-year self exile. Musharraf returned Pakistan on Sunday and now wants to play active role in politics and to stand for parliamentary seat in May 11 elections. Musharraf, who […]
Former military President Pervez Musharraf, who returned to the country on Sunday after over four years of self-exile, is struggling to for a political role but at the same time he faces arrest in several cases and also serious threats from the Taliban militants. He could not attract a big crowd when he spoke […]
Sindh High Court on Friday granted protective bail to former exiled military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing arrests in the country, just two days ahead of his return to the country after nearly five years, his lawyers said. Musharraf, 70, has been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned […]
The man who has served as Pakistan’s Prime Minister for few months again wants to take the responsibility again. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Chief, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, said on Wednesday that he should be named as the caretaker prime minister. He was talking to reporters at the PML-Q central office in Islamabad after […]
Police in Punjab has issued a list of 109 “most wanted” militants, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Mati-ur-Rehman who was accused of involvement in a suicide attack on former prime minister Shaukat Aziz. The list, made public on the website of Punjab Police, includes 28 members of the banned LeJ, which claimed responsibility for two recent […]
Presidential spokesman, Senator Farhatullah Babar has called for investigation into the kidnapping and handing over of Aafia to foreigners. Speaking in the Senate on Tuesday, Babar said that in his book “In the Line of Fire” the military dictator had boastfully acknowledged that Pakistan had earned millions of dollars by handing over its suspected […]
Former President General (R) Pervez Musharraf has admitted that the NRO was his mistake, but he claimed that no female students or girls were killed in the Lal Masjid tragedy, say media reports. All Pakistan Muslim League Chief General (retired) Pervez Musharraf was talking to media on the sideline of his party meeting. […]
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