Obituaries
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan, dies at 79.
Feb. 5, 2023
World & Nation
The party of Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf announced Saturday that he will run for a seat in parliament in July 25 national elections.
June 9, 2018
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former ruler, is sentenced in a case related to an infamous purge in 2007 when he placed judges under house arrest.
Dec. 17, 2019
Pervez Musharraf returns to a changed Pakistan
March 25, 2013
That Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf feels secure enough to leave his country for a week is testimony to the growing confidence of a man who has emerged as one of America’s most crucial allies in the war against terrorism.
March 20, 2019
President Pervez Musharraf is scheduled to begin a series of hastily arranged meetings with Pakistan’s mainstream political parties Tuesday in an effort to contain pressure on his military government generated by the ongoing U.S.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — He returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile last March amid a media circus, death threats and boasts of reclaiming the presidency he once seized in a bloodless coup.
Jan. 7, 2014
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister said Monday that the government would put the military ruler who ousted him in a coup more than a decade ago on trial for treason, setting up a possible clash with the country’s powerful army.
June 24, 2013
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf escaped a bombing early Thursday morning as he was being transferred by convoy from a hospital to his farmhouse in the Islamabad suburbs, police officials said.
April 3, 2014
The move paves the way for an end to his house arrest and possible departure from Pakistan.
Oct. 9, 2013