Tag: Pervez Musharraf
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Did Gen Pervez Musharraf meet Indian actor Sanjay Dutt?
Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf met Bollywood icon, Sanjay Dutt. In a picture doing the rounds on social media, many suggested that the meeting took place at a gym in a Gulf state, but it could not be verified independently. In the picture, the former president, who lives in Dubai, is seen in a…
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‘What is Imran to me if I can bring down Musharraf,’ says Zardari
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that if he can send former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf home, then bringing Prime Minister Imran Khan down is not a problem for him. Speaking to a rally in Garhi Khuda Buksh to commemorate the death anniversary of slain PM Benazir Bhutto, Zardari said…
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Pakistan cricket team’s equipment could be siezed by company NAB owes money to
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has played down reports that a company based in the Isle of Man may seize assets owned by the Pakistan team currently in the United Kingdom (UK), as part of an old legal dispute between the firm and the Pakistan government. A report quoted a letter from Broadsheet LLC to…
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Musharraf’s hand-written note for son is endearing
Son of former president and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, Bilal Musharraf shared an emotional letter that his father had sent him back in 1994. The letter, dated July 18, 1994, was penned when the former president was posted as Director General Military Operations in the Pakistan Army and contained career…
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Humayun Saeed, Shaan, Humaima Malick defend Mahira Khan after troll swears at her
The decade is drawing to a close and people still think slut-shaming is okay. Recently, a Twitter user resorted to name-calling Mahira Khan after she tweeted about the Musharraf verdict. Mahira instantly clapped back with a savage response. Following this, industry veterans including Humayun Saeed, Shaan and Humaima Malick jumped in to defend Mahira. Humayun…
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Hamza Ali Abbasi takes his words back about not accusing judges of being anti-Army
Ever since a special court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason, there is pretty much nothing else anyone can talk about. Hamza Ali Abbasi, who is one of Pakistan’s most vocal actors, has been tweeting furiously on the matter. Earlier in the day Hamza had requested…
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Fawad Chaudhry expresses disappointment over Musharraf verdict
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry says that no one in Pakistan was happy with Musharraf verdict. A Special Court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason. Addressing a press conference in Jeddah, Fawad said that countries cannot function without the army. “GHQ has a…
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‘A son of the soil’: Mehwish Hayat, Shaan respond to Musharraf verdict
Former military dictator General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday was handed death sentence in the high treason case against him. According to reports, the court, in its short order, said that it analysed complaints, records, arguments and facts in the case for three months, adding that it found Musharraf guilty of high treason according to…
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Death Penalty: Timeline of Musharraf’s high treason case
The special court on Tuesday handed over the death sentence to the former military dictator General (r) Pervez Musharraf after analysing the complaints, records, arguments and facts in the case for three months. The court ruled that it found Musharraf guilty of high treason according to Article 6 of the constitution. The special bench hearing…
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Explainer: Musharraf’s crime, punishment as per law
Former military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday was sentenced to death by a special court hearing the high treason case against him. The case was reigstered against the ex-dictator for imposing a state of emergency on November 3, 2007, by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in 2013 under Article 6 of the…