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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...

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Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (C) salutes supporters outside the airport upon his arrival in Karachi on March 24, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ ASIF HASSAN)

Musharraf Returns to Pakistan from Exile

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2013 | World

Karachi, AFP—Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after more than four years in exile, defying a Taliban death threat to contest historic general elections. Hundreds of well-wishers gathered at Karachi airport, beating drums,...