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Chief prosecutor in Musharraf case killed
May 3, 2013 by Julie Deisher
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.... [more]
Pakistan court bans Musharraf from running for public office
April 30, 2013 by Lauren Laing
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.... [more]
Pakistan court orders house-arrest for former president Musharraf
April 26, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
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.... [more]
Pakistan court denies bail for former president Musharraf
April 24, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
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.... [more]
Pakistan interim government declines to try Musharraf
April 22, 2013 by Elizabeth LaForgia
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.... [more]
Musharraf's political party calls for removal of Pakistan judge
April 21, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
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.... [more]
Pakistan court orders Musharraf to be held in custody
April 20, 2013 by Julie Deisher
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.... [more]
Pakistan court places Musharraf under house arrest
April 19, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf was placed under house arrest on Friday. He appeared before a magistrate after he was arrested in his home in the suburbs of Islamabad. Musharraf escaped the court premises on Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued against him on charges of.... [more]
Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for Musharraf
April 18, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
A Pakistani judge on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf on charges of detaining judges during his time in office. With the arrest warrant, Judge Shaukat Siddiqui also canceled the bail that was granted to Musharraf last Friday. Despite the arrest order,.... [more]
Pakistan court disqualifies former president Musharraf from upcoming election
April 16, 2013 by Julie Deisher
A three-member appellate tribunal on Tuesday disqualified former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf from running in the upcoming parliamentary election for the remote northern district of Chitral. Musharraf returned to Pakistan last month after years in exile for the purpose of running in the.... [more]
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