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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AP/File)

Pervez Musharraf treason case: Verdict to be out soon

Pervez Musharraf will get all legal rights if he appears before the court on May 2, the Supreme Court said.

02 Apr 2019 6:24 AM

The former Pakistan president's comment comes over a week after the terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. (File Photo)

India will finish us with 20 nukes: Parvez Musharraf

'Indian and Pakistan relations have again reached a dangerous level,' former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf said.

25 Feb 2019 9:09 AM

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AP)

While Pak bans bank interest, India bans cows

Most Indians, including judges, do not take the scientific and economic reading of Article 48.

10 Feb 2019 12:05 AM

'All I am saying is, I have certain credentials from the past. I need to come (to power) again and I need to be supported. Not overtly, but in a covert manner. So that we win again,' Musharraf is seen telling US lawmakers in one of the videos of the meeting. (Photo: File)

Watch: Video shows Musharraf seeking 'covert US support' to regain power

Musharraf, 75, was Pakistan's president between 2001 and 2008, before resigning to avoid impeachment.

29 Dec 2018 2:32 PM

Although it was difficult to break into a team with extraordinary names, the then 23-year-old Jharkhand cricketer had done enough to capture everyone’s attention with his unique talent. (Photo: BCCI)

Sourav Ganguly recalls hilarious conversation with Pervez Musharraf over MS Dhoni

Dhoni was part of the Sourav Ganguly-led Indian team that toured Pakistan in 2006.

26 Nov 2018 12:21 PM

Urging the nation to not be dismayed by the economic difficulties, he said his government was cracking down against corruption and money laundering. (Photo: File)

All corrupt leaders in Pakistan will go to jail: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Khan lashed out at the previous governments for raising Pakistan's debt to Rs 30,00,000 crore.

25 Oct 2018 2:18 PM

Musharraf's absence has complicated the ongoing treason trial being conducted against him in a special court, media reports said. (Photo: File)

Musharraf can record statement through Skype in treason case: Pak court

The former army chief left for Dubai in March 2016 for medical treatment and has not returned since, citing security and health reasons.

10 Oct 2018 11:57 AM

Pakistan's former dictator General Pervez Musharraf is 'growing weaker rapidly' due to a new unspecified illness and cannot return to face the treason case now, a senior leader of his party has said. (Photo: File)

Musharraf 'growing weaker rapidly' from new undisclosed ailment: Party leader

Cannot tell nation about ailment now but will tell court about it and present ailment's documentation to chief justice, party leader said.

01 Oct 2018 11:29 AM

Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AFP)

Suggest options for extradition of Musharraf, says Pak court

During the proceeding, the court decided that hearings on the case would take place on a daily basis from October 9.

11 Sep 2018 5:53 AM

A file photo of Atal Behari Vajpayee with US President Bill Clinton

A visionary who reshaped India’s global role

Vajpayee wanted to allay Pakistani fears that India, particularly his own party, the BJP, wanted to undo the Partition of 1947.

18 Aug 2018 1:22 AM

Leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan speaks at the National Assembly in Islamabad on Friday, moments before his elction as new Pakistan Prime Minister. — AP Aug. 17, 2018. Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Khan as the country’s next prime minister in a step toward third straight transfer of power from one civilian government to another one. (Photo; AP)

Imran formally elected Pak PM, oath-taking ceremony today

Khan plans to keep the oath-taking event simple. Instead of an elaborate spread, the guests will be served with tea and biscuits, sources said.

18 Aug 2018 12:32 AM

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

A true statesman of the highest calibre

If Vajpayee’s successors can show his broadness of vision, we will be a better society and country.

17 Aug 2018 2:26 AM

Former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee waves from the maiden Delhi-Lahore bus service on his arrival at Lahore. (Photo: PTI)

The man who saw tomorrow: How Lahore bus was born

Nobody but a handful of Pakistani generals, who had boycotted the welcome ceremony as he got off the bus, did.

17 Aug 2018 1:35 AM

On the orders of the Supreme Court, Musharraf's passport and identity card were also cancelled since he failed to return to the country despite giving him a last chance. (Photo: File)

Pak court to hear high treason trial against Musharraf on Aug 20: report

Musharraf, 74, who is currently residing in Dubai, has refused to return to Pakistan citing security reasons.

03 Aug 2018 4:21 PM

A file photo of Imran Khan offering the World Cup to the then Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a dinner hosted in honour of the team after they won the 1992 World Cup. (Photo: AP)

Speedster in the chair

As the ballots in Pakistan’s general elections were being counted, one man seemed sure his time had come after a long wait of 22 years.

29 Jul 2018 12:34 AM

A file picture of Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressing a crowd in Lahore

Hilarious and ultimately tragic lives of leaders who ruled Pak

Jinnah was convinced that he single-handedly had wrested Pakistan from the British Empire and that he alone would control its future.

20 Jul 2018 12:41 AM

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz remains a force to reckon with

When in power, Sharif virtually ignored Parliament, and relied on family members and a small inner circle to implement questionable policies.

08 Jul 2018 12:47 AM

Pervez Musharraf's treason trial hearing to resume early next month

Musharraf, who has been in Dubai since March 2016 after leaving Pak on medical grounds, is facing trial for subverting Constitution.

30 Jun 2018 8:10 PM

Prof. Saifuddin Soz (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

What’s wrong in starting dialogue on Kashmir: Saifuddin Soz

Soz accused the BJP of distorting his statement to launch a campaign of vilification against him and the Congress party.

25 Jun 2018 4:56 AM

Pervez Musharraf says he has not quit politics, wants to return

Musharraf asserted that he stepped down from the post in the light of legal consultation.

24 Jun 2018 6:44 AM

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