Pervez Musharraf
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'US controlled Pak's nuclear arsenal, it loves working with dictators': Ex-CIA agent's bombshell
World | Oct 25, 2025, 10:00 AM ISTIn an interview, former CIA agent John Kiriakou said Musharraf allowed the US to do "whatever" it wanted to do. He also criticised the US policy of "selective morality in foreign" issues, pointing out that Washington "loves to work with dictators".
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Bangladesh Crisis: Political Leaders Who Abandoned Their Countries in Times of Crisis |Sheikh Hasina
News | Aug 07, 2024, 12:17 AM ISTBangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has recently resigned from office amidst intense unrest and fled to India for shelter. Reports suggest she will soon travel to the United Kingdom to seek political asylum. This situation isn't unique; throughout history, many world leaders have had to flee their countries
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25 years ago, how the 'violation' of Lahore Declaration flared the 1999 India-Pakistan Kargil war?
World | May 29, 2024, 02:03 PM ISTNawaz Sharif, the newly-appointed PML-N President, admitted on Tuesday that Pakistan 'violated' the Lahore Declaration aimed at peace with India, which resulted in the Kargil misadventure. The Lahore Declaration was signed between Nawaz and former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in February 1999.
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Pakistan SC upholds death sentence for former military dictator Pervez Musharraf in treason case
World | Jan 10, 2024, 02:37 PM ISTA special court awarded the death penalty to Musharraf on December 17, 2019, after a case of high treason was filed against him for his "unconstitutional" decision to impose an emergency in November 2007. Musharraf lived in self-exile for several years and died on February 5, 2023.
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Yearender 2023: Top 10 prominent world personalities who passed away this year
World | Dec 23, 2023, 04:08 PM ISTSeveral local leaders, politicians, businessmen and lawyers who captured the world's attention with their work passed away in the year 2023. Their work has left an indelible ink on the geopolitical landscape of the world as well as future global policies.
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Pervez Musharraf’s body to be repatriated to Pakistan; will be laid to rest in Karachi I DETAILS
World | Feb 06, 2023, 04:02 PM ISTThe Consulate General of Pakistan, Dubai, has issued a no objection certificate (NOC) for the repatriation of the body.
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Former Pak President Pervez Musharraf dies of amyloidosis, know its symptoms, diagnosis & treatment
Health | Feb 06, 2023, 03:56 PM ISTPakistan's former President died after suffering from amyloidosis. He was undergoing treatment since 2016. Read on to know all about this rare condition.
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Pervez Musharraf: Architect of Kargil War, brought Pakistan and India to the brink of war
World | Feb 05, 2023, 03:10 PM ISTPakistan's last military dictator died on Sunday as a forgotten man in politics after spending his final years in self-exile in the UAE to avoid criminal charges against him in his country. He died in the Gulf country after a prolonged illness.
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'Kargil episode' brought Musharraf and Sharif on collision course
World | Feb 05, 2023, 02:53 PM ISTThe book 'In the Line of Fire: A Memoir', first published on September 25, 2006, contains a collection of Musharraf's memories.
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Musharraf death sentence unconstitutional: Lahore High Court
World | Jan 13, 2020, 06:49 PM ISTThe special court of Islamabad on December 17 last handed down the death penalty to 74-year-old Musharraf after six years of hearing the high-profile treason case against him.
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Pak Bar Council slams Army for criticising court verdict in Musharraf treason case
World | Dec 20, 2019, 01:36 PM ISTThe apex body of Pakistani lawyers has slammed the Army for criticising the judgement of the special court against Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the treason case, terming it a clear cut violation of the legal and constitutional provisions which amounts to contempt of the court.
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Drag Musharraf's body to central square in Islamabad, hang for 3 days: Pakistan court
World | Dec 19, 2019, 06:52 PM ISTPakistan's special court which sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death in its detailed judgement on Thursday said that his body should be dragged to the central square in Islamabad and hanged for three days if he dies before his execution.
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'Musharraf can never be a traitor': Pakistan Army 'pained' on death sentence
World | Dec 17, 2019, 07:30 PM ISTPakistan's powerful army said on Tuesday that its former chief Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf can "never be a traitor" and a special court verdict against him in the high treason case has been received with "lot of pain and anguish by rank and file of Pakistan Armed Forces".
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How Pervez Musharraf's death penalty saga began 20 years ago from India. Chronology of Events
World | Dec 17, 2019, 05:18 PM ISTFormer Pakistan President and military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, has been sentenced to death by the Peshawar High Court in the case of high treason. The sega which led to this sentence began 20 years ago when Musharraf planned the Kargil War against India behind the back of the then Pak PM Nawaz Sharif. The two fell out and the animosity has led to a rigorously fought case which has seen Pervez Musharraf convicted and sentenced to death.
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Pakistan court awards death penalty to ex-President Pervez Musharraf in treason case
World | Dec 17, 2019, 01:11 PM ISTA special court on Tuesday pronounced the death penalty to former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case.
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Musharraf Treason Case: Verdict likely on November 28, says Pakistan media
World | Nov 19, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTA special Pakistani court on Tuesday reserved its judgement in the high treason case against former dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf and said that the verdict will be announced on November 28, according to media reports.
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Imran Khan not acting independently: Ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf slams government
World | Sep 07, 2019, 09:29 PM ISTFormer Pakistan President and army chief Pervez Musharraf has slammed the Pakistan PM Imran Khan for not acting independently. Musharraf has always emphasised on a certain 'existential threat' faced by Pakistan.
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Pervez Musharraf unlikely to return to Pakistan to stand trial for treason, ill health possible reason
World | Apr 28, 2019, 04:00 PM ISTThe development has come a day after his lawyer Salman Safdar told reporters that the 75-year-old former president, despite his deteriorating medical condition, is determined to appear before the court that had summoned him for the hearing scheduled for May 2.
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JeM was used by Pak Intelligence to carry out attacks in India during my tenure: Musharraf
India | Mar 07, 2019, 07:09 AM ISTFormer Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said the Jaish-e-Mohammed was a terror outfit but indicated that his country's intelligence had used it to carry out attacks in India during his tenure.
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If Pakistan attacks with one atom bomb, India will finish us with 20 bombs: Pervez Musharraf
World | Feb 24, 2019, 10:24 PM ISTThe former president's statement comes days after the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel after a Pakistan-sponsored JeM terrorist rammed an IED-laden vehicle into a convoy of the security forces.