Pak anti-terrorism court acquits woman accused of plotting attack on Musharraf

October 31st, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The anti-terrorism court (ATC), set-up in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, on Saturday (October 31) once again adjourned the hearing of the Mumbai terror attack case till November 7. According to sources, Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan, after hearing the arguments of the defence lawyers representing the 26/11 accused, adjourned the hearing till the next date.

October 20th, 2009 LAHORE - The man convicted for attacking a Police Training Academy in Manawan in March has been sentenced to only ten years in jail - far less than the maximum punishment allowed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Hijratullah, who was arrested Hijratullah near a makeshift helipad at the Manawan police training centre on March 30 with grenades, daggers, a wireless device and an Afghan passport, was awarded this punishment by an anti-terrorism court on Monday, The Daily Times reports.

October 13th, 2009 HOUSTON - Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has warned the United States that it should not try to "micromanage" Pakistan's anti-terrorism efforts against the Taliban. "Don't get into micromanaging how Pakistan works because we know how to do it better than you," the Daily Times Quoted Musharraf, as saying.

October 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government would issue 'Red Warrants' against former President General Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz for their extradition in connection with the Baloch leader Akbar Bugti's murder case only if the court directs it to do so. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said if the court of law directs it, the government would issue notices for Musharraf and Aziz's extradition as neither of the two leaders enjoys indemnity in this regard.

September 25th, 2009 LAHORE - Continuing his animosity with the Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, former President General Pervez Musharraf has described the former Prime Minister as a 'closet Taliban'. In an interview to ABC News, Musharraf called Sharif 'abrasive' and 'confrontational'.

September 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said he would return to the country "when circumstances improve". Speaking to Geo TV from Philadelphia, Musharraf said he would return home under pleasant circumstances.

September 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - An anti-terrorism court here , which is conducting the trial of seven suspects linked with the Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008, including LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, on Saturday adjourned the hearing of the case till September 26. No other details of the proceedings were available due to a strict media blackout imposed by Judge Baqir Ali Rana, who is conducting the trial inside the high-security Adiala Jail in the garrison city of Rawalpindi due to security reasons.

August 26th, 2009 QUETTA - Slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti's son, Jamil Akbar Bugti has filed a petition in the Sibbi District and Sessions Court seeking a court order to register a case against former President General Pervez Musharraf and other senior officials in connection with his father's death. Jamil Bugti, in his petition, has accused Musharraf and his associates of murdering Akbar Bugti.

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 6th, 2009 Lahore, July 6 (ANI): India's insistence that Pakistan deal with anti-India elements emanating from its soil was the reason behind the failure of the Agra Summit, which was later accepted by then President Pervez Musharraf, according to senior journalist Najam Sethi. Speaking on the 'Najam Sethi Special' programme on the Dunya News channel, Sethi contended that India had accepted Kashmir as the major bone of contention between the two countries at the Agra Summit.

May 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Angered over being accused of toeing the line of the United States during his regime, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said he is no body's chamcha (tool). "I'm nobody's 'chamcha [tool], nor do I take dictation from anyone," The Nation quoted Musharraf, as saying.

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.

April 23rd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the judicial remand of one of the Mumbai terror attack suspect Shahid Jamil Riaz by six days. Riaz, a Laskar-e-Taiyaba (LeT) operative, has been sent to Adiala Jail till April 28.

March 18th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has obtained the physical remand of three Mumbai attack suspects for two more days from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here. According to The Nation, the FIA had sought the remand of the accused following India's response to Pakistan's 30 questions over the 26/11 incident.