Pervez Musharraf

While the speculations around Imran Khan may be mere gossip, they tap into a long and bloody history in which civilian leaders are assassinated, hanged, ousted or silence, while the military establishment floats above the law.

Asim Munir revives Musharraf’s old playbook: How Pakistan plans to ‘bleed India’ through terror proxies

The strategy aims to destabilise India through proxy terror networks, even as Pakistan itself sinks deeper into political and economic chaos.

Pakistan’s invisible coup: How Asim Munir has become country’s de facto ruler, Musharraf 2.0 style

What Pakistan is witnessing today is not the restoration of democracy, but the quiet consolidation of a personal dictatorship, wrapped neatly in the facade of civilian rule.

Pervez Musharraf gave US control over Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, claims ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou

The former CIA officer accused Pervez Musharraf of striking a balance between apparent cooperation with the US on counterterrorism and accommodating elements within Pakistan that were focused on India

Another Lal Masjid in the making? Pakistan’s brutal crackdown on TLP echoes 2007 bloodbath

Field Marshal Asim Munir’s current operation against the TLP mirrors Musharraf’s strategy of force over negotiation, departing from the more cautious approach of his predecessor General Bajwa.

Trump says he brokered India-Pak truce: How Clinton silently ended Musharraf's misadventure in Kargil

Unlike the public posturing seen today, Clinton’s intervention was marked by quiet but firm diplomacy that ultimately forced Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif into a humiliating climbdown.

Pakistan's apex court to take up deceased dictator Musharraf's plea against death penalty

In 2019, Musharraf was sentenced to death in absentia by the special court which found him guilty of high treason, for imposing a state of emergency on November 3, 2007, by keeping the Constitution in abeyance.

Pervez Musharraf's rise to power in Pakistan followed an old path. So did his death in exile

Musharraf, the last military dictator of Pakistan, followed a template similar to two of his predecessors, General Ayub Khan and General Zia-ul-Haq, of turning their political masters into immediate foes.

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's body arrives in Karachi from UAE for burial

Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 and Pakistan's last military ruler, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness.

Ruckus in Pakistan Senate as lawmakers bicker over offering prayers to Pervez Musharraf

The split in the upper House over offering a prayer for a dead person was rare and an apt reflection of Musharraf’s chequered legacy.

How Pervez Musharraf squandered the chance to curb terrorism at home after 9/11

Then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had an unusually tough and dangerous job in the years after 9/11. Yet for years, he managed to run with the hares and hunt with the hounds.

Born in Delhi, Musharraf gifted birth certificate during 2005 India visit

He was gifted his birth certificate over six decades later during his visit here in 2005.

Pervez Musharraf scripted Kargil but also came close to resolving Kashmir issue

Pervez Musharraf, who died at 79 on February 5, will be remembered in Pakistan for losing the Kargil conflict, staging a coup and his prolonged battle with the judiciary

Pervez Musharraf had amyloidosis. 8 facts about the rare disease

Pervez Musharraf had been receiving medical care in Dubai since 2016. He died aged 79 on February 5, 2023.

Shashi Tharoor condoles death of Pervez Musharraf

Musharraf passed away on Sunday in a Dubai hospital, according to media reports.”’Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare Disease’: once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace 2002-2007,” Tharoor said in a tweet.

Pervez Musharraf: A timeline of his life's key events

The four-star general and former Pakistan president died aged 79 in Dubai on February 5.

Pervez Musharraf dies at 79. Snippets of his life in pictures

Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the US war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday.

Pakistan former President Pervez Musharraf passed away; leaders pay condolences

His family, June 10, issued a statement on Twitter stating that he is at a stage where “recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning"

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former military ruler, passes away

The former President of Pakistan died at a hospital in Dubai after prolonged illness

Former Pakistan president Parvez Musharraf’s organs malfunctioning, recovery not possible

After reports about the former Pakistan Army chief’s demise started flooding the social media, his family clarified that he is neither dead nor on ventilator support, although his organs are malfunctioning.

Pakistan SC orders to fix for hearing Musharraf's plea against treason verdict

A three-member tribunal on December 17 last year handed down death penalty to the 74-year-old retired general, now based in Dubai, after six years of hearing the high-profile treason case against him.

Pakistan court annuls Musharraf's death penalty; declares special tribunal's ruling 'unconstitutional'

The Lahore HC ruling came in response to a petition filed challenging formation of a special court for the high treason case

Pervez Musharraf challenges special court's verdict in high treason case: Report

The 86 page-long petition, filed by Advocate Azhar Siddique in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday on Musharraf's behalf, named the federal government and others as respondents, Dawn News reported.

Musharraf says special court verdict against him based on some people's 'personal animosity'

A three-member special court bench sentenced 76-year-old Musharraf to death in absentia on Tuesday for high treason following a six-year legal case.

Imran Khan holds emergency meeting as govt decides to back Pervez Musharraf during his appeal

Former Pakistan President and military ruler Musharraf was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday for high treason following a six-year legal case. He has been living in Dubai since 2016 after Pakistan's Supreme Court lifted a travel ban allowing him to leave the country to seek medical treatment.