Tag: Pervez Musharraf
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US officials regret treating Pakistan as a friend; say Islamabad ‘played double game’
United States (US) officials in the Bush and Obama administrations believe the “treatment of Pakistan as a friend” in Washington’s trillion-dollar Afghanistan war was a “critical error” as Islamabad “played a double game”, The Washington Post has revealed in its “secret history” of the 18-year-long conflict. The American newspaper on Monday published US government papers in an…
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Law ministry refuses to share details of lawyers, fee paid for Musharraf trial
The law ministry has rejected an application seeking details of the legal team hired to prosecute former army ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on treason charges, and the fees paid to them by saying that its a classified matter, thus can’t be held answerable by common citizens Geo News reported. According to the details, Mukhtar…
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Musharraf treason case: Special court refuses to obey IHC’s order to halt verdict
The special court overseeing former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf’s high treason case has refused to accept Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) order to halt the verdict due Thursday, a private media outlet reported Thursday. According to reports, the special court has said that they “are not bound to accept IHC’s order” that on Wednesday…
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PTI’s ally criticises govt over ‘messed up priorities’
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, the chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) – a coalition partner of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Centre and Punjab – has criticised the ruling party for bringing the matter of former military ruler General Musharraf’s high treason case to fore again, Express Tribune reported. According to the details, Shujaat said that the common…
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Imran govt steps up to support former military ruler in high treason case?
Days after former dictator General (r) Pervez Musharraf petitioned the Lahore High Court (LHC) to challenge the reservation of a special court verdict in the high treason case against him, the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan-led government has also sought postponement of the same. According to media reports, the Interior Ministry on Monday also challenged the forthcoming November…
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PTI govt denotifies prosecution team in Gen (r) Musharraf’s high treason case
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday denotified the prosecution team in the high treason case against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf. According to The Express Tribune, the prosecution team was hired in November 2013, during the tenure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif. The special court — hearing the treason case…