
Courts Order More Detention For Musharraf, Lifetime Ban On Public Office:
The court banned Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life. The ruling, by the Peshawar High Court, was in response to Musharraf's appeal against a ban on his candidacy in upcoming parliamentary elections. Ref. Source 8
A Pakistani court has indicted former Pakistani president and army chief Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf pleaded not guilty, his legal team said. Prosecutor Chaudry Muhammed Azhar said the charges include murder, conspiracy to commit murder and facilitation for murder. Prosecutors have said Musharraf, who was president at the time, failed to properly protect Bhutto, according to the Associated Press and Reuters. Ref. USAToday
Former Pakistan president Musharraf rearrested
Pakistan rearrested former president Pervez Musharraf today after accusations that he was personally responsible for the deaths of more than 100 people when he ordered commandos to storm the Red Mosque in 2007. Ref. Source 7
Pakistan to try ex-president Musharraf for treason:
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Sunday that the government would put Musharraf on trial under Article 6 of the constitution for declaring a state of emergency in 2007 and suspending the constitution. Ref. Source 9
Musharraf fails to appear after scare
Former Pakistani president and army chief Pervez Musharraf failed to appear in court for the second hearing in his high-profile treason case after authorities said they found an explosive device near his home. Ref. Source 8