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FILE – In this April 20, 2013, file photo, Pakistan’s former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrives at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with murder of Benazir Bhutto

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...

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Pakistan’s incoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves to his party’s newly elected MPs in Lahore on May 20, 2013 (AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI)

Nawaz Sharif: Back in the game

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...

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Pakistani police officers examine the car of prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfikar which was targeted by gunmen in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo)

Pakistan’s Lead Prosecutor in Bhutto Case Killed

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...

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Pakistan’s former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrives at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, April 20, 2013 (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani Judge Orders Musharraf Held for 2 Weeks

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...