Pakistan court refuses bail to Musharraf over detention of judges
May 23, 2013
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC) refused Wednesday to grant bail to former president Pervez Musharraf over the detention of judges in 2007 when he imposed emergency rule. Musharraf has been detained since April 19 at his Islamabad farmhouse for the detention charges as well as conspiracy to m....... [more] 
Former Pakistan military ruler granted bail, remains on house arrest
May 20, 2013
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was granted bail Monday by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC), but he remains on house arrest over the murder of former prime ministerBenazir Bhutto. Judge Habibur Rehman ordered Musharraf to pay two bonds each worth one million rupees (approximately USD ....... [more]
Pakistan court declares US drone strikes illegal
May 9, 2013
Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan of the High Court of Peshawar ruled Thursday that US drone strikes in the region are illegal. The justice also directed Pakistan's Foreign Ministry to introduce a resolution against such attacks in the UN. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed by the Foundation for....... [more]
Chief prosecutor in Musharraf case killed
May 3, 2013
Chaudhry Zulfikar, chief prosecutor in the criminal case against Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on Friday. Zulfikar had been due to appear at the High Court in Rawalpindi for a hearing in Musharraf's case on charges of involvement in the as....... [more]
Pakistan court bans Musharraf from running for public office
April 30, 2013
The Peshawar High Court of Pakistan on Tuesday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life. The court also extended Musharraf's house arrest over the murder of Benazir Bhutto. Saad Shibli, a lawyer for Mushaarraf, said he would challenge the....... [more]
Pakistan court orders house-arrest for former president Musharraf
April 26, 2013
A Pakistani court on Friday mandated that former president Pervez Musharraf stay in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) until resumption of the case regarding the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. According to media sources, the 69 year-old former military rul....... [more]
Pakistan court denies bail for former president Musharraf
April 24, 2013
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was denied bail on Wednesday in the case regarding the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf was applying for pre-arrest interim bail, citing severe threats to his safety. Specifically, Pakistani authorities defused a car bomb n....... [more]
Pakistan interim government declines to try Musharraf
April 22, 2013
The interim government of Pakistan on Monday refused to try former president Pervez Musharraf for treason. The interim administration, which took office one month ago, told the Pakistani Supreme Court that trying the former president is beyond its mandate because its sole purposes are to oversee the....... [more]
UK court allowed government one week to seek release of US intelligence
April 22, 2013
On April 22, 2009, a judge for HM Courts and Tribunals Service stated that he would allow the UK government seven days to request the release of classified information related to the detention of Binyam Mohamed from the US government, or the court would issue the request order itself. Mohamed allege....... [more]
Musharraf's political party calls for removal of Pakistan judge
April 21, 2013
The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), the political party of former president Pervez Musharraf demanded that Islamabad High Court Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui be removed from office and that his decisions be declared void. The request for Siddiqui's removal follows his order that Musharraf to be....... [more]
Pakistan court orders Musharraf to be held in custody
April 20, 2013
A Pakistani judge ruled Saturday that former president Pervez Musharraf would be held in custody for two weeks until his next hearing on May 4. Pakistan's chief commissioner later declared Musharraf's estate on the edge of Islamabad a temporary jail, allowing Musharraf to remain under house arrest u....... [more]
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