Musharraf rejects striking deal before stepping down, ready to appear before SCOctober 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Rejecting reports that he had struck a deal before stepping down as the country's President, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he is ready to appear before the Supreme Court to prove his innocence and challenge the volley of cases filed against him. Addressing the Pak-American Cultural Society in New Jersey (USA), Musharraf once again defended his decision regarding the promulgation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), saying it was necessary, as the judiciary had failed to take action against slain Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto and other political leaders in any of the corruption cases filed against them.
PETA activists stage protest against leather fair in DelhiOctober 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Wearing body suits splattered in red and masks of a cow and a horse, activists of an animal rights group painted a gory picture of animal slaughter to protest the international leather fair that begun in the capital Friday. Talking about the protest, Akraprava Bhar, one of the organisers of the protest, said their aim was to sensitise people about animal cruelty and to raise awareness that leather is dead skin.
Musharraf booked for illegally detaining lawyers during emergencyOctober 22nd, 2009 LAHORE - Yet another case has been registered against former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf. The Dera Ghazi Khan police have registered a case against Musharraf for illegally detaining lawyers on November 3, 2007, soon after he declared an emergency in the country.
Patients protest HIV/AIDS draft billOctober 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Highly dissatisfied with the third draft of the HIV/AIDS bill which the law ministry has proposed, nearly 200 people, including those living with HIV, staged a protest outside the ministry office in the capital Wednesday. According to the protesters, many of whom have come from as far as Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata to take part in the protest, 38 key provisions necessary to safeguard the rights of HIV positive people have been deleted in the draft.
Pakistan parliament to examine 37 Musharraf-era ordinancesOctober 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's National Assembly is to meet Nov 2 to examine 37 ordinances promulgated by former president Pervez Musharraf, including the one granting immunity to politicians, military officers and bureaucrats charged with corruption, media reports said Monday. Key among these is the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) Musharraf promulgated in October 2007 to enable the return from exile of former prime minister Benzair Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari, who is now the president of Pakistan.
Its raining court cases for beleaguered General MusharrafOctober 19th, 2009 LAHORE - It seems the floodgates have opened with regard to court cases against Musharraf, with a sessions court in Pakistan's Dera Ghazi Khan ordering the police to register a case against the former President for detaining lawyers illegally. The court also directed it to register a case against the then Punjab Home Secretary Khusro Pervaiz, the Daily Times reports.
Debt settlement company hit with $200,000 in penalties for defrauding NY customersOctober 15th, 2009 Debt settlement company loses NY lawsuitBUFFALO, N.Y. — An Arizona-based debt settlement company accused in a lawsuit of preying on people who can't pay their bills has been ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in penalties for defrauding customers in New York state.
Musharraf booked for Baloch leader Bugti's murderOctober 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A case has been registered against former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf for his alleged role in the 2006 murder of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a lawyer said. Others named in the first information report (FIR) are former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani, former interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Serpao and former Balochistan chief minister Jam Yousaf, advocate Sohail Raput told Geo TV.
Orissa journalists to protest colleague's arrestOctober 10th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Journalists in Orissa are set to stage a protest outside the Raj Bhavan Monday against the arrest of a scribe last month on charges of sedition and assisting Maoists. "The mediapersons will wear black badges and stage a demonstration in front of the Raj Bhavan here," Prasant Patnaik, a member of a delegation that met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday night to register their protest, told IANS Saturday.
Baloch court orders Musharraf to be booked for Bugti's murderOctober 7th, 2009 QUETTA - The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ordered the concerned authorities to book former President General Pervez Musharraf along with former Prime Minister Sahukat Aziz and former Balochistan Chief Minister Jaam Yousuf for the murder of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti. Sources said BHC Chief Justice has directed the Station Head Officer (SHO) of the Dera Bugti police station to register a case against Musharraf and others in connection with Bugti's murder.
PML-N urges Supreme Court to hear petition against Musharraf afreshSeptember 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) has asked the Supreme Court to hear afresh the petition against Gen Pervez Musharraf for violating the court's order in sending party leader Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia in 2007. An SC bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had overturned a ban on the Sharif brothers to contest elections and hold public offices, but Sharif was sent back to Saudi Arabia when he returned to Pakistan on September 10, 2007.
Book Musharraf over my father's death: Baloch leader's sonSeptember 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Jamil Bugti, son of late Baloch leader Akbar Bugti, has moved the Balochistan High Court seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against former president Pervez Musharraf and four others over his father's death. Jamil Bugti wants the complaint to be registered against Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former Balochistan governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, former Balochistan chief minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf and former interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Dawn website reported Tuesday.
Contempt of court petition filed against MusharrafSeptember 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A contempt of court petition was filed Wednesday in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against former president Pervez Musharraf for imposing emergency in 2007. Anwar-ul-Haq, a medical practitioner in Islamabad, filed the petition in the court Wednesday saying Musharraf breached the Constitution and violated the Supreme Courts order by imposing emergency rule Nov 3, 2007, Geo TV reported.
Court summons Musharraf, 10 others in Benazir killing caseSeptember 1st, 2009 LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has summoned former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf and 10 others in a case relating to the Dec 27, 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Among others, judge Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry summoned to appear Sep 28 are Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Babar Awan and then Punjab chief minister Pervez Elahi, Online news agency reported.
Saudi Arabia not in favour of Musharraf's trialSeptember 1st, 2009 JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia Tuesday said it is not in favour of a trial against former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf which could further deteriorate the volatile political situation in that country, the Online news agency reported. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday urged the Pakistani leadership to abide by the agreement reached at the time of Musharraf's resignation that no action would be taken against the former president.
