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Pervez Musharraf is a former President of Pakistan. Asif Ali Zardari took over as the Pakistan President after Musharraf has been forced from the military leadership and the presidency.
Mushrraf, when he was the President, has rejected the death sentence mercy plea by Sarabjit Singh, an India, who is believed to be involved in Lahore blasts.
Mushrraf continued the tradition of taking a delegation of heads of states and the media on his foreign visits.
Musharraf made his best efforts to have a dialogue with India to resolve the Kashmir issue. In January 6, 2004, Musharraf promised former Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on the sidelines of the 12th SAARC Summit that Pakistan would not allow its land to be used for anti-India or terror-related activities.
Few experts accused Mushraff of many wrong doings, and added that his policies, like policies of General Zia ul Haq, proved to be disastrous for Pakistan. His proposals on Kashmir were designed to divide Kashmir on religious lines, but His proposals on Kashmir were disliked and opposed by true nationalists.
In September 09, media reported Musharraf met his good old friend and former US President George W. Bush in Washington.
A book by US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Tommy Frank's deputy Lt. Gen. Mike DeLong in his book 'Inside Centcom' revealed that Musharraf said he couldn't deploy toops near cave complex in the Tora Bora, because it would spark a 'civil war' with a hostile tribal population. The CIA, at that time had information that Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is in the cave complex.
In October 2007, Musharraf escaped unhurt when an helicopter escorting him crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Mursaleen is believed to be the man behind the attack on Musharraf at Nishtar Park in Rawalpindi.
Musharraf said he is receiving invitations from several foreign institutes and NGOs to present lectures and that he would start the visits only when matters related to the invitations were finalized. He spends most of his time in playing tennis, squash and bridge, besides meeting a lot of people. He condemned the Marriott hotel suicide blast, saying the military operations against militants should continue, and that the Bajaur operation has started to produce results. In November 08, he announced he will deliver a lecture at the Oxford University in December 08 / January 09.
Speaking to close friends in October 08, Musharraf expressed intention to enter into active politics and to lead former ruling party PML-Q. A Senior PPP warned Musharraf of entering active politics saying that if he tried to re-enter the political arena, he should be ready to face consequences for the crimes he committed during his tenure. In November 08, he said that he has no intentions of returning to the political arena any time soon.
In September 09, Musharraf said he will return to Pakistan under pleasant conditions. Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had accused the United States and Britain of playing a part in facilitating a 'safe exit' for Musharraf in 2008.
Musharraf is contemplating staging a come back on the political stage of the country, and has even registered a political party by the name of All Pakistan Muslim League, but veteran politicians and experts believe that it is unlikely that the former general would take a flight back home from London, where he is living in an unannounced exile.
Musharraf calls Nawaz Sharif closet Taliban
Taking his animosity with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif a step further, former President General Pervez Musharraf has described him as a closet Taliban. ANI
Pak Government conspiring to divide Kashmir permanently: JUI leader
Criticising the present Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led government for not being able to break the deadlock over the Kashmir issue, senior Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (JUI) leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed has accused them of conspiring to divide the Kashmir region permanently between India and Pakistan. ANI
Pak Taliban offers no attack deal to Punjab govt. after Shahbazs plea
A day after Pakistans Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif pleaded with the Taliban to exempt the region from violence, the banned terror outfit has proposed a deal with the government, saying the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would not carry out attacks if there is no action against it in Punjab. ANI
Pak female MPA asks Taliban fearing Shahbaz to wear dupatta
Pakistan Punjabs Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharifs statement pleading to the Taliban to spare the province from violence has attracted massive outrage in political circles of the country. ANI
Musharraf hints at comeback through registered All Pakistan Muslim League
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has hinted of a come back to the countrys political stage through a party named the All Pakistan Muslim League. ANI
Terrorism result of Musharrafs pro-US policies: Shahbaz Sharif
Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has accused former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf of enacting a bloodbath of innocent Pakistanis at the behest of foreigners in order to prolong his rule. ANI
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