by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2013 | World
Pakistan, Reuters—A court in Pakistan charged former military dictator Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday with the 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto in an unprecedented move likely to anger the all-powerful army. The indictment of the army chief who seized power in a 1999 coup...
by Umar Farouq | May 27, 2013 | Profiles
Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the first week of June, a triumphant Nawaz Sharif will re-enter the prime minister’s house in Islamabad, Pakistan, to re assume his position as chief executive of the country—his third time at the helm. Sharif has often told his close...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2013 | World
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen killed Pakistan’s lead prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as he drove to court in the capital on Friday, throwing the case that also involves former ruler Pervez Musharraf into...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2013 | World
Islamabad, Associated Press—Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Saturday was ordered held for two weeks until the next hearing in a case related to his 2007 decision to sack and detain several judges. After the judge’s order, Islamabad’s...