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NEWS ABOUT: Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf stories: 231 news summaries

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(Newser) - The US and Pakistan were this close to catching Osama bin Laden about 5 years ago, says former President Pervez Musharraf. "Then, suddenly, we lost track." In a question-and-answer forum following a speech in South Dakota, Musharraf said intelligence closed in on the al-Qaeda leader in a "... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • hunt

 Pakistan's Top Justice 
 Returns to Jubilation 

Reinstated judge calls for end to corruption

Mar 24, 09 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's chief justice triumphantly returned to the bench today, reports the BBC, as supporters showered him with rose petals outside the supreme court in Islamabad. Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was suspended by former president Pervez Musharraf during the 2007 state of emergency. Last week current president Asif Ali Zardari finally fulfilled... More »

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Pervez Musharraf • Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry • Pakistan Supreme Court • Iftikhar Chaudhry • Nawaz Sharif • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan lawyers • Pakistan judges

Musharraf
Mulls Return
to Politics 

Pakistani leaders' bickering stokes ex-president's hopes

Mar 11, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's civilian leaders have squandered months on a struggle to oust one another, just when the global financial crisis and ever-bolder religious militants are further destabilizing the country, Time reports. One man sees opportunity in the current fiasco: Pervez Musharraf. After months out of the public eye, the ousted former... More »

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War on Terror • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamic extremism • Asif Ali Zardari • Islamic terrorism • Pakistan army

Pakistan Frees Nuke Scientist Khan From House Arrest

Admitted giving secrets to North Korea, Iran

Feb 6, 09 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The Pakistani scientist who admitted to giving nuclear secrets to rogue states was freed from house arrest today, the BBC reports. Abdul Qadir Khan was pardoned in 2004 but has remained under tight restrictions; the former head of Pakistan’s nuclear program can now leave his house and receive visitors.... More »

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Iran • nuclear proliferation • North Korea • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • nuclear weapons • Libya • Abdul Qadir Khan

ANALYSIS

Once-Nurtured Militants Have Pakistan Teetering on Brink

Paradoxically, insurgents strengthen after US-inspired strikes

Sep 28, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan’s government is caught between two overbearing powers: the Taliban fighters who want to destroy it, and the American officials who inflame tensions between the government and its people. “The Pakistanis are truly concerned about their whole country unraveling,” a Western military official tells Dexter Filkins, who... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • India • United States • George W. Bush • Yousaf Raza Gilani

analysis

Kim Jong-Il a 'Pigmy', 'Tyrant' US Will Miss

Like a good dictator,
he kept N. Korea's nukes in check

Sep 14, 08 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration felt a pending bittersweet goodbye when news leaked that North Korea's Kim Jong-Il likely had a stroke last month, the New York Times reports. True, officials had called Kim a "tyrant" and a "pigmy," but they knew he kept close tabs on his nation's... More »

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North Korea • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • nuclear weapons • Kim Jong Il • international governments

OPINION

Pakistani Democracy Is Achievable: Bhutto Widower

Zardari: stakes high in Saturday's elections

Sep 4, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan, still reeling from Benazir Bhutto's assassination and Pervez Musharraf's resignation, can get a grip on terrorists and win the fight against dictatorship, insists Bhutto’s widower in a Washington Post op-ed outlining the stakes in Saturday's election. Asif Ali Zardari, who’s running for president, vows to continue his... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • democracy • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari

 Party Quits Pakistan Coalition

People's Party, government's senior partner, likely to remain, with new allies

Aug 25, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan’s coalition government collapsed today, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the Pakistan Muslim League—led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif—breaking with the Pakistan People’s Party. Sharif said his party was quitting the alliance because it wouldn’t restore judges sacked by just-ousted president Pervez Musharraf.... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan coalition talks

Democracy to Avenge Bhutto's Death: Zardari

Prez nominee says no deal was cut with departing Musharraf

Aug 24, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democracy will avenge Benazir Bhutto's death and diminish rising extremism in Pakistan, Bhutto's widower tells Newsweek. Asif Ali Zardari, now a presidential nominee, says he cut no deal with departing president Pervez Musharraf and hopes he will stay to witness rule by the people. “Personally I would like him... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • extremism • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • election

 Toll Hits 70
 in Pakistan
 Bombings

Taliban blasts rock civilian government

Aug 22, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll in yesterday's twin suicide blasts in Pakistan has risen to 70 people as the tragedy continues to rattle the civilian government just days after the ouster of President Pervez Musharraf, the New York Times reports. Pakistan's Taliban has claimed responsibility for the bombings at the gates of... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Islamic militants • Pakistan militants

(AP) - Twin Taliban suicide bombings at Pakistan's largest weapons complex killed at least 59 people today, heightening the turmoil following Pervez Musharraf's ouster as president. The bombers struck two different gates of the government weapons complex just as workers were leaving. The complex, comprising 12 factories, is located in Wah, a... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bomber • wah

Bhutto Widower Moves Closer
to Presidency

Pakistan's Zardari wins key opposition support to succeed Musharraf

Aug 20, 08 7:40 AM CDT
(AP) - A major opposition party has backed Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower and the leader of the Pakistan People's Party, to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president, reports the AP. Zardari's support from the MQM, a party once loyal to Musharraf, will strengthen his hand in a struggle with coalition partner... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan judges • Muttahida Qaumi Movement

ANALYSIS

Musharraf's Exit Leaves Alarming Power Vacuum

Washington frets as nuclear nation
steps into unknown

Aug 19, 08 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf was once Washington's most important ally in the Muslim world, but the general-turned-civilian president of Pakistan had become an increasingly unreliable partner in the combat against Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents, writes the New York Times. Now that Musharraf has resigned, the US will have to work with Pakistan's... More »

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Taliban • terrorism • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • nuclear facilities • al-Qaeda • US-Pakistan relations • North West Frontier Province

ANALYSIS

Musharraf Gone, but Pakistan's Woes Remain

Wrangling civilian rulers no match for militants, economy

Aug 18, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A “hanging out to dry” by his former colleagues in Pakistan’s army was the last straw for Pervez Musharraf, Jason Burke writes in the Guardian, but indications that the military will likely stay out of politics is one of the few hopeful signs of the president's departure. A... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • election

(Newser) - In the wake of 9/11, Pervez Musharraf transformed himself into America’s most steadfast ally in the war against terrorism. Or so it appeared. In truth, Pakistan never cut its ties with the Taliban, which grew under his watch, writes the New York Times’ Jane Perlez. For years,... More »

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 Musharraf : I Will Resign

Blasts 'self-interested' accusers

Aug 18, 08 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced today in a televised address that he's resigning, reports the New York Times. He said charges that he violated the country's constitution were false, but he will step down for the sake of Pakistan. “Whether I win or lose the impeachment, the nation... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf

 Musharraf
 Will Quit
 Tomorrow,
 Flee: Mag

Presidential spokesman denies allegations

Aug 17, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan President Musharraf will likely resign tomorrow, a former Musharraf aide told Newsweek, and flee to Saudi Arabia for three months of exile. Pakistan's top military commanders are aware of the news, but Musharraf's camp officially denies the story. "Your source is a liar. The information you have... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan army

 Musharraf to
 Quit Within
 72 Hours

Will seek to avoid impeachment

Aug 14, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will resign within the next few days, the New York Times reports, avoiding impeachment from Parliament. Political pressure became insurmountable for Musharraf, having lost most of his key governmental allies and support from the military. Details as to the manner in which Musharraf will step down,... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment

 Coalition Moves to
 Impeach Musharraf 

Party leaders agree terms to oust president

Aug 7, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's opposition leaders reached an early-morning deal to impeach embattled president Pervez Musharraf unless he voluntarily steps down, reports the Times of London. A list of charges is being drawn up, and will give the president options to defend himself before Parliament. Musharraf vowed to fight his ouster, saying, "... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan army

Musharraf Will, Won't, Will Attend Olympic Kick-Off

He flip-flops on trip amid impeachment talk

Aug 6, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf will be in Beijing tomorrow for the Olympics' opening ceremony, the foreign ministry said today, reversing an earlier announcement that he had canceled the trip. The president is battling possible impeachment at home, the BBC reports, and opposition leaders met yesterday, reportedly to discuss an ouster. The cancellation... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Pakistan People's Party • Opening Ceremony • Pakistan Muslim League • Pakistan coalition talks

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