Musharraf denies misuse of US aid, says Indian media highlighting ‘non-issue’

October 1st, 2009 LAHORE - Unperturbed by the volley of cases being lodged against him for imposing emergency in the country in November 2007, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that he would defend himself in Pakistani courts. A private television channel quoted Musharraf, as saying that he was ready to face all charges leveled against him.

September 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has regretted his decision of implementing emergency which created further trouble in the country and impeded his 'out of the box' solution for the Kashmir issue. In an interview to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Musharraf said India and Pakistan were close to ending the long pending Kashmir dispute which could well have been resolved had his 'political misstep' not derailed the initiative.

September 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The US ambassador to Pakistan has said Washington wanted a safe exit for former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, a media report said Sunday. US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W.

September 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has once again said that prosecuting former President General Pervez Musharraf under high treason charges was not feasible as such a step could have repercussions on several other people also. Gilani said that Article Six of the Constitution could not be applied to Musharraf alone as there were several leaders who had backed the former general's November 3,2007 actions.

September 11th, 2009 LAHORE - Saudi King Abdullah was 'surprised' to hear Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, during his recent Saudi Arabia visit, say that his visit was for Pakistan and not for any personal gain. "During Musharraf's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah was surprised to hear Musharraf say he was not there for personal gains but for Pakistan," Musharraf's spokesman Rashid Qureshi said.

September 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who recently visited Saudi Arabia, has categorically denied meeting former President Pervez Musharraf. There were reports that Musharraf was in Saudi Arabia and Malik had met him there.

August 24th, 2009 LAHORE - The US and UK governments were key players in facilitating the escape of former President Pervez Musharraf, whereas the Pakistan People's Party and the PML-N are consistently deceiving the nation by not acting to apprehend the national offender, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Punjab Waseem Akhtar has said. He said the PPP Government's attitude clearly gave the idea that they wanted to suppress the accountability of Musharraf for his hideous constitutional crimes.

August 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Political parties in Pakistan have no consensus among them over the trial of former president General Pervez Musharraf. While the Awami National Party (ANP) has supported charges against Musharraf, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has clarified that it would not support any legal action against the former general.

July 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Lord Nazir Ahmed has said that former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf could be tried for 'war crimes' in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Lord Nazir , who became UK's first Muslim life peer in 1998, said that a case can be lodged in the international court of justice against the former Pakistani president Talking to media persons here, Lord Nazir said members of the House of Lords, lawyers and various people were gathering proof against Musharraf so that he could be tried in London.

July 21st, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has once again raised the issue of Kashmir, calling for an early settlement of the dispute. Addressing a seminar at the Committee House of the British Parliament in London, Musharraf termed the issue as "critical", and said its resolution was the key to peace and prosperity in the region.

July 19th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has disconnected the power supply to former President Pervez Musharraf's Chak Shahzad farm house, after he failed to pay outstanding bills. PEPCO's Managing Director Tahir Basharat said notices have been issued to Musharraf along with 34 other residents of Chak Shahzad over 'misuse' of electricity.

July 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has been asked to pay 500,000 rupees as electricity charges for his Chak Shahzad farm house, where he has been receiving electricity at much lower cost. Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Managing Director Tahir Basharat Cheema told a private television that he was unaware about Musharraf receiving electricity at a subsidized rate.

June 27th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has rejected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's claims that he was kept in the dark regarding the Kargil issue. In an interview to a private television channel, Musharraf claimed that he had shared all details with Sharif regarding the Kargil conflict.

June 27th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has claimed that he came near to resolving the Kashmir dispute during the infamous Agra summit in 2001. In an interview to a private television channel, Musharraf said that he and the then India Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had even agreed to draft a joint declaration regarding the Kashmir issue, but blamed New Delhi for ditching Islamabad at the last moment.

May 15th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that he had asked the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seek US help during the Kargil war in 1999. In an interview to a private television channel, Musharraf said he had never asked Sharif to talk to the then US President Bill Clinton to 'save the army' during the Kargil war.