Tag: Pervez Musharraf

Musharraf announces ‘grand alliance’ of 23 political parties

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Former president Pervez Musharraf has announced a “grand alliance” of 23 political parties that will operate under the umbrella of the Pakistan Awami Itehad (PAI), DawnNews reported on Friday. The alliance will be headed by Musharraf, while Iqbal Dar has been appointed Secretary General. The central office of the alliance will be in Islamabad. Addressing a press conference in this regard, Musharraf denied persistent rumours that he had wished to lead the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), claiming that it was ridiculous to think that he would want to be head of a…

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بے نظیرقتل کےاصل ذمے دار آصف زرداری ہیں، مشرف

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سابق صدر پرویز مشرف نے پیپلز پارٹی کے شریک چیئرمین آصف زرداری پر الزام عائد کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ بے نظیرکےقتل کےاصل ذمے دارآصف زرداری ہیں۔ ایک ویڈیو پیغام میں پرویز مشرف نے بھٹو خاندان کو پیغام دیتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ زرداری نے نام لے کر مجھے للکارا ہے،آصف زرداری نے مجھ پر بے نظیر بھٹو کے قتل کا الزام لگایا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ مرتضیٰ بھٹو اوربےنظیربھٹو کےقتل میں بھی آصف زرداری ملوث ہیں۔دیکھنا چاہیے بے نظیر کے قتل کا فائدہ کس کوہوا۔ سابق صدر نے کہا…

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Law allowing convicts to run for president still unchanged

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ISLAMABAD: A controversial amendment in the presidential election rules that allows convicts, mentally-deranged persons and government servants to run for the office of president — enacted a decade ago to please retired Gen Pervez Musharraf — still holds the field. According to former Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary Kanwar Dilshad, this stipulation could theoretically allow ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to run for president, if Mamnoon Hussain were to step down. The ECP amended the rule governing presidential elections in September 2007, taking away the provision for disqualification of…

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نوبل سنٹر اوسلو میں مشرف کے ساتھ برتاو افسوسناک ہے، ممتاز دانشور راجہ منصوراحمد

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اوسلو(پ ر) پاکستان اوورسیز الائنس کے چیئرمین اور دانشور راجہ منصوراحمد نے کہاہے کہ گذشتہ ماہ نوبل پیس سنٹر میں پاکستان کے سابق صدر جنرل ریٹائرڈ پرویزمشرف کے ساتھ کوئی اچھابرتاو نہیں کیاگیا۔ پرویزمشرف کو بتایاگیاتھاکہ نوبل پیس سنٹر نے انہیں لیکچر کی دعوت دی ہے جہاں وہ نارویجن سکالرز اور دانشوروں سے خطاب کریں گے لیکن حقیقت میں ایسانہیں تھا۔ ان کے لیچکر کے دوران کوئی نمایاں نارویجن سکالرز اور محققین موجود نہیں تھے۔ اس لیکچر میں جانے سے قبل پرویزمشرف بھی خوش فہمی میں مبتلا تھے کہ ان…

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Benazir murder case: ATC acquits 5 accused, declares Musharraf an absconder

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Benazir Bhutto

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi announced the verdict in the Benazir Bhutto murder case on Thursday, acquitting five Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) suspects and announcing 17-year imprisonment for two police officials. The ATC also declared retired Gen Pervez Musharraf an absconder in the case. The ATC had named Musharraf in the case in February 2011. Saud Aziz, who was police chief of Rawalpindi when Bhutto was assassinated in 2007, and Khurram Shahzad, a former Superintendent of Police (SP) at Rawal Town, were each awarded 17 years in prison. The two, who were…

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Tough Deed with Commando Musharraf in Norway: What actually happened with Musharraf at Nobel Peace Centre Oslo?

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  Overseas Tribune’s Exclusive Report Lecture of Former President of Pakistan General retired Pervez Musharraf at Nobel Peace Center Oslo was arranged by “Dialogue for Peace” a sister organization of 14th August Committee headed by a Norwegian Pakistani right wing politician Mr Aamir Sheikh. It was the day of 17thAugust and lecture of Musharraf was on international affairs including world political system in changing international scenario, political changes from Europe focus to South East Asia. US, Europe, rising power China, South East Asia, South Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The lecture was…

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General Musharraf for better image of Pakistan abroad

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  Oslo: Exclusive Interview by Overseas Tribune Former President Pervez Musharraf has asked the government of Pakistan to make country’s better abroad. In an exclusive interview with Overseas Tribune Executive Editor Syed Sibtain Shah, he said, government is not fulling its responsibility on foreign policy. Musharraf is currently visiting Oslo, the Norwegian capital on invitation of Pakistan Union Norway led Ch Qamar Iqbal in order to participate in Pakistan’s Day celebration in the country. He said, it is duty of sitting government to take steps for making the foreign policy…

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