Sharif will not demand Musharraf's trial: Saudi king assures former Pak PrezSeptember 14th, 2009 LAHORE - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has assured former president Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif will not demand a treason trial for him under Article 6 of the constitution. Musharraf said he would demand that all the judges of the superior judiciary who had approved his steps also be tried for treason if the government charged him with sedition.
No pressure from Saudi Arabia on Musharraf trial: Ishaq DarSeptember 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Saudi Arabia has not, in any way, pressurised Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif regarding former president Pervez Musharraf's trial under Article 6 of the constitution, said party senator Ishaq Dar. After meeting the Saudi king along with Nawaz, Dar said the Saudis never interfered in internal affairs of Pakistan.
Musharraf says Sharif will not seek his trialSeptember 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf Sunday said former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif would not seek his trial for high treason. Sharif has assured King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia that he would respect the agreement (not to call for Musharraf's trial) under Article 6 of Pakistan's constitution, Musharraf told a TV channel.
Saudi Arabia's 'love' for Nawaz Sharif lost?September 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not receive the same 'red carpet' welcome and the protocol that he used to enjoy earlier, during his recent Saudi Arabia visit. According to sources, Sharif's refusal to tone down his demand for former President General Pervez Musharraf's high treason trial is believed to the prime reason behind Riyadh's luke warm response.
Sharif in Saudi Arabia to perform UmraSeptember 10th, 2009 RIYADH - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif arrived here with his family to perform Umra. A private TV channel, while quoting sources, said that Sharif's visit is not political.
PML-N blames PPP for 'not being interested' in Musharraf's trialSeptember 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal has said that the PPP backed out of its promise on trying former President Pervez Musharraf. The Dawn quoted Iqbal as saying that the PPP had agreed to prosecute Musharraf in the past but now it seemed that the PPP is not interested bringing the former dictator to book.
Sharif likely to visit Saudi Arabia next weekSeptember 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif is likely to visit Saudi Arabia next week to meet King Shah Abdullah, sources said. According to sources, Sharif is likely to reach Riyadh on September 11 to hold talks with King Abdullah and Saudi Intelligence chief Shahzada Muqran.
Musharraf's trial would result in unmitigated chaos in Pak: ReportSeptember 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - While the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Pakistan in under immense pressure to try former President General Pervez Musharraf under high treason charges for his 'extrajudicial' actions on November 3,2007, observers believe that the former general's trial would create further problems in the troubled country. Pakistan's failure to act against Musharraf has cast doubts on Islamabad's prospects for establishing an independent judiciary, however, charging him would cause major instability in the country, a Christian Science Monitor report said.
Musharraf's 'royal' treatment in Saudi Arabia worries his opponents in PakSeptember 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The 'royal' treatment being given to former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf during his Saudi Arabia visit has his opponents worried. The special treatment has sparked speculations that Riyadh is trying to use its influence to ask the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to shun its demand for Musharraf's trial under the Article Six of the Constitution.
Is a former ISI official behind maligning Sharif's image to protect Musharraf?August 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - While former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has come under fire from certain quarters for protecting former President General Pervez Musharraf from being tried under Article six of the Constitution, a report in a leading Pakistan daily suggests that Sharif is being targeted. According to The News, while it is difficult to determine as to who is behind this campaign to prevent Sharif from initiating an all out legal war against Musharraf and press for his trial under the High Treason act, there are indications of involvement of some key government players in this blamegame.
Musharraf's trial, NRO should not be interlinked: GilaniAugust 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and the trial of former president General Pervez Musharraf under the Article Six of the Constitution are two separate issues and should not be interlinked. "These are two separate issues," Gilani said when asked whether the NRO was preventing the government from initiating a high treason case against Musharraf.
No personal grudge against Musharraf but trial a 'must': SharifAugust 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), had no personal grudge against former President General Pervez Musharraf, but that it was a unanimous call of the country to try the former general under Article 6 for disregarding the Constitution. Interacting with media persons at Punjab House here, Sharif said Musharraf's trial is 'must' to ensure supremacy of law.
Musharraf's erstwhile key backers are now demanding his trialAugust 7th, 2009 LAHORE - Those who facilitated General (r) Pervez Musharraf's move to becoming Pakistan's army chief in 1998, including PML-N leader Nisar Ali Khan and then Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif, are now demanding his trial for high treason, the Daily Times reports. A private TV channel quoted Daily Times Editor-in-Chief Najam Sethi, as saying that General Ali Kuli Khan was expected to be named the new army chief in 1998, but Khan and Sharif supported Musharraf for the top military post.
Musharraf's trial 'need of the hour': SharifJuly 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Supporting the Supreme Court's decision to summon former President General Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the military ruler's trial was the 'need of the hour'. Sharif said Musharraf must be tried and punished for "breaching the constitution".
Book nails 'commando' Musharraf's Kargil liesJune 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, in an interview with a private British television channel recently, claimed that he had came very close to resolving the long pending Kashmir dispute with India, and that he had never advised the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to withdraw troops from Kargil. But according to the Dawn, the "Commando" (Musharraf), forgot to tell the whole truth.