Pervez Musharraf

With Musharraf gone, Pak govt will now have no excuse for non-performance

With Musharraf gone, Pak govt will now have no excuse for non-performanceIslamabad, Aug 19 : Now, since the main factor (Pervez Musharraf) that unified PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif is off the scene, the two coalition partners will have to grapple with the main problems like economic slowdown, inflation, poverty, and a resurgent extremism, and they will have no excuse if they fail, say political analysts in the country.

Mixed Indian reaction to Musharraf''s resignation

Mixed Indian reaction to Musharraf''s resignationNew Delhi, Aug 19 : People residing in Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf''s ancestral home in Delhi are saying that he should have faced impeachment rather than stepping down.

"We are sad for him that he has resigned. Perhaps, it would have been better if he had faced impeachment and then stepped down if the public wished that," said Rajiv Jain, a resident of the city. 

Some others felt that his decision was wise.

Musharraf’s ouster leaves Pak’s anti-terror policy uncertain

Musharraf’s ouster leaves Pak’s anti-terror policy uncertainIslamabad, Aug 19 : Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s resignation yesterday left serious repercussions on the US-led War on Terror, as he remained actively involved in running the country''s counter-terrorism policy with the military and was still a valuable ally for the US even after being sidelined by the country’s military over the past few months after he stepped aside as Pakistan Army chief.

Pakistan government to restore judges sacked by Musharraf

former president Pervez MusharrafIslamabad - Pakistan's government would restore dozens of senior judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf Tuesday afternoon, a Pakistani cabinet minister said.

The announcement was expected to be made after a meeting of ruling coalition leaders scheduled for 1 pm (0700 GMT) in Islamabad.

"The decision on the judges will be taken and announced today," Law Minister Farooq Naek told reporters in Parliament Tuesday, a day after Musharraf resigned.

Al-Qaeda, Taliban revel, vow to kill Pervez Musharraf

Pervez MusharrafLondon, Aug 19: The Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders reportedly celebrated the exit of Pervez Musharraf from the Presidency atop the hilly terrains along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, while the Muslim extremists had a sigh of relief across the country. And, they all pledged to hunt down Musharraf and eliminate him for aligning with the Western countries and killing hundreds in Pakistan in the name of war on terror, particularly during the Lal Masjid attack.

Pervez Musharraf’s fate no different from three earlier dictators Ayub, Yahya, Zia

Pervez MusharrafLahore, Aug 19: The one common thing among the four military dictators Pakistan has seen in its 61 years after Separation in 1947 is that all of them assumed power on the pretext of country’s “weak economic situation” and that the politicians had taken the country to ransom.

The other stark similarity among these four - Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf - is that they could not be impeached and voluntarily stepped down, reported the Daily Times.

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