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Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, faces stiff opposition from both pro-democracy parties that want a return to civilian rule and Islamic militants affiliated with the Taliban and Al Qaeda

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December 2007
- Terror Takes Center Stage in Pakistan Vote
  
  AFP | Dec 26, 07 1:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Two weeks ahead of elections, Islamic extremism has become a central issue in the intensifying three-way race for control of Pakistan's parliament, AFP reports. Benazir Bhutto yesterday took her campaign to Peshawar, the heart of the troubled northwest, and bashed Pervez Musharraf's handling of the terrorist threat. Militants have promised to disrupt the January 8 polling. More »
- Suicide Bomber Kills 10 Recruits in Pakistan
  
  Reuters | Dec 17, 07 8:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A suicide bomber killed 10 army recruits today near a Pakistani military school in the first major attack since Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule Saturday, saying that the government had “broken the back” of insurgents in the northwest. The school in Kohat was attacked regularly until Musharraf declared martial law on Nov. 3, citing widespread violence and an unruly judiciary. More »
- Constitutional Changes Spark New Battles in Pakistan
  
  Associated Press | Dec 16, 07 4:27 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf just retired his army uniform, but he should prepare for a fight, the AP says, as Nawaz Sharif's opposition group plans to reverse constitutional revisions he made before lifting emergency rule yesterday. Musharraf imposed limits on the press, sealed the retirements of Supreme Court judges, and removed a condition used to challenge his re-election. More »
- Musharraf Puts Nukes Under His Control
  
  BBC | Dec 14, 07 2:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf moved today to put Pakistan’s nuclear weapons under the control of the president rather than the prime minister, the BBC reports. The ordinance comes amid concern from abroad about the safety of Pakistan's arsenal—termed "foolproof" by the country's military—and with parliamentary elections set for Jan. 8 that could yield a government unfriendly to Musharraf. More »
- Musharraf Set to Restore Constitution*
  
  Associated Press | Dec 13, 07 7:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf is set to lift Pakistan's state of emergency Saturday, but he's not going to take any guff for it—the president will only restore the constitution if it is first amended so he can't be tried for actions during the past 6 weeks of emergency rule. As lawyers held more protests against the former general, Pakistan's AG told the AP that legal experts were polishing the tweaks. More »
- Ex-Pakistan PM Tosses Hat Into Election Ring
  
  Associated Press | Dec 9, 07 6:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif launched his party into next month's elections today, dropping a boycott threat after Benazir Bhutto and other hopefuls decided to run, the AP reports. “We cannot leave the field open,” a party spokesman said. Sharif's party was one of 33 in an opposition coalition that failed to reach consensus over a boycott today; they voted to let each choose its own fate. More »
- Rival Ex-PMs Team Up in Pakistan
  
  Associated Press | Dec 4, 07 6:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nawaz Sharif met with rival Benazir Bhutto yesterday for the first time since they both returned from exile and began hashing out demands for the government ahead of next month's vote. Representatives of the former PMs were to meet again today to draw up their objections and set a deadline for Musharraf to address them or face a boycott of the Jan. 8 vote, the AP reports. More »
- Sharif Barred From Pakistan Vote
  
  Reuters | Dec 3, 07 3:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pakistani election officials today barred Nawaz Sharif from running in January elections, citing the ex-PM's criminal past. Sharif, who had pushed for an election boycott but registered anyway, dismissed the rejection, saying it would only strengthen his “vigor and resolve.” Sharif's record stems from trumped-up charges related to his 1999 ouster at the hands of Pervez Musharraf, Reuters reports. More »
November 2007
- Bhutto to Enter Election, Sharif to Boycott
  
  Reuters | Nov 30, 07 8:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pakistan's opposition is split on participating in January's parliamentary elections following Pervez Musharraf's promise to lift emergency rule. Benazir Bhutto's party has said that, despite heavy reservations, it will take part. But Nawaz Sharif told Reuters that he and his party will boycott unless the judges Musharraf purged are reinstated. More »
- Musharraf, Sworn In, Will Lift Emergency by Dec. 16th
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 29, 07 11:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hours after he was sworn in for a second term as president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf said in a televised address to the nation that he will lift emergency rule by Dec. 16. Wearing the dark tunic he donned for his swearing-in as a civilian, he declared that emergency rule had "saved the nation" and urged all parties to take part in elections Jan. 8. More »
- Musharraf Sets Date for Leaving Military
  
  BBC | Nov 26, 07 1:27 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf will prepare to be sworn in for a new term as Pakistan’s president by relinquishing his military post, a spokesman said today. The general has pledged to resign as head of the military before Thursday’s ceremony, the BBC reports. Musharraf has vowed to leave the military before; this is the first time he's specified a timetable. More »
- Sharif Joins Pakistan Fray
  
  BBC | Nov 26, 07 6:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who returned to Pakistan yesterday after 8 years in exile, today filed papers to run in January's nationwide election, although he says he will boycott the vote unless President Pervez Musharraf lifts emergency rule, the BBC reports. Sharif—who was welcomed by throngs of supporters chanting “Run, Musharraf, run! The lion has come!”—said he had come home to save the country from dictatorship. More »
- Supporters Detained as Sharif Flies to Pakistan
  
  Reuters | Nov 25, 07 6:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Troops today rounded up hundreds of supporters of exiled prime minister Nawaz Sharif as he was about to land back in Pakistan. Tens of thousands of activists were expected to greet Sharif as he returned, but soldiers were to keep them at bay. "Let's see what happens," Sharif said before boarding his plane in Saudi Arabia. A government official said an "understanding" was reached allowing him to return but Sharif said no such agreement existed. More »
- Sharif Plans Return to Pakistan, Again
  
  Reuters | Nov 23, 07 7:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister whom Pervez Musharraf deposed in his 1999 coup, is planning to return to Pakistan within days. Reuters reports that Sharif, who flew to Islamabad in September only to be promptly deported to Saudi Arabia, might be back in Pakistan in time to file for parliamentary elections. Musharraf is said to have assented to Sharif's return when he met with Saudi King Abdullah this week. More »
- Kangaroo Court Clears Way For Musharraf's 2nd Term
  
  Reuters | Nov 22, 07 8:12 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf's kangaroo court wasted little time today in dismissing the last challenge to his October election victory, Reuters reports. The move paves the way for Musharraf to quit as army chief and assume a post as civilian president—which will dull international condemnations since he imposed emergency rule. In reaction, Imran Khan's opposition party became the first to boycott parliamentary elections slated for January 8. More »
- Musharraf May Quit Army Post by Saturday
  
  Associated Press | Nov 21, 07 9:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf may quit his army post as soon as Saturday, the AP reports, and be immediately sworn in for his next five-year presidential term. The Supreme Court will likely declare tomorrow that Musharraf can continue to rule, and the Election Commission can then confirm his electoral victory from October. "I know the president, and he will honor his commitment," says the AG.