Parvez Musharraf

Lakshmipathy Balaji turned out to be the cynosure of all eyes during the Indian cricket team's tour of Pakistan in 2004 with his on-field exploits so much so that the then president Gen Pervez Musharraf saluted his spirit and hailed him as a great soldier fighting bravely for the team. He was also cheered by girls when he visited the Wagah border and by a group of students at Lahore University, recalls cricket administrator Amrit Mathur, who was the team's media manager, in his memoir "Pitchside: My Life in Cricket". In the book, Mathur brings alive insightful first-person accounts of some of Indian cricket's most memorable moments with anecdotes, events and matches. In the 2004 tour, India and Pakistan played five one-day international matches and three Tests. India won the ODI series 3-2 and the Test series 2-1. After the second ODI in Rawalpindi, which India lost by 12 runs, Musharraf hosted a reception for the teams at the presidential palace in Islamabad. "The players are tol

Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf will be laid to rest on Tuesday in the Army Cantonment area here, officials said. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 and Pakistan's last military ruler, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The 79-year-old retired general was living in the UAE since 2016 in self-exile. He was undergoing treatment for amyloidosis in Dubai. Musharraf's mortal remains arrived here on Monday on a special flight from Dubai. His wife Saba, son Bilal, daughter and other close relatives arrived with the body on the special aircraft of Malta aviation arranged by the UAE authorities. The aircraft touched down at the old terminal area of the Jinnah International Airport amid heavy security with the former President's family and body taken to the Malir cantonment area, officials said. "Arrangements have been completed at the Malir Cantt where he will be buried at Karachi's Old Army Graveyard. The funeral prayers will tak

Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf's body will be laid to rest in Karachi, and will be brought back to the country on a special flight that will leave for Dubai on Monday, media reports said. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The 79-year-old former military ruler, who had been in the UAE since 2016, was undergoing treatment for amyloidosis at American Hospital Dubai. Musharraf's body will be laid to rest in Karachi, and will be brought back to Pakistan on a special flight that would leave for Dubai on Monday, according to the Dawn newspaper. However, the Pakistan government has not issued an official statement on the date or venue of the burial of the country's former president. Meanwhile, the Khaleej Times reported that the Consulate General of Pakistan in Dubai has issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to repatriate his body to Pakistan. We are in touch with the family and the consulat

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who passed away on Sunday, always enjoyed India-Pakistan cricket rivalry and once suggested former Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni to not trim his flowing mane. The 2006 tour was the last time India visited Pakistan for a bilateral series. During a presentation ceremony after a one-day match in Lahore, Musharraf, the then president of Pakistan, praised Dhoni's hairstyle. Musharraf congratulated the Indian cricket team on winning the match and said they played "exceptionally well". "May I congratulate Dhoni on being the architect of the victory. May I tell Dhoni, I saw a placard asking you to get a haircut. If you want to take my opinion, you look good in this haircut. Don't get a haircut," he said. The match saw Dhoni smash an unbeaten 72 runs off just 46 deliveries. He was awarded 'Player of the Match'. India-Pakistan rivalry on the cricket ground has resulted in various fond memories for cricket fans in both countries, Musharraf's rem

Pakistan's former military ruler General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The four-star general, who ruled Pakistan in a dictator-style and passed away on Sunday at the age of 79, was born in Delhi. During his reign in power, he engaged with India on various crucial issues, including Jammu and Kashmir. Below is a timeline of his engagements with India: * August, 1943: Musharraf was born in 1943 in Delhi. His family moved to Pakistan after the partition in 1947. *June, 1964: Musharraf joined the Pakistan Military Academy. *October, 1999: Musharraf, the then Chief of Army Staff, leads a bloodless military coup, deposing the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif and installing himself as the head of the government in the capacity of Chief Executive. *June, 2001: Musharraf declares himself as the president of Pakistan after the incumbent, Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, resigns. *July, 2001: Musharraf and the then

The family of former Pakistan Army chief Pervez Musharraf has said that since there is no proper treatment available at home, there is no immediate possibility of shifting him to Pakistan.

On Monday, the Lahore High Court declared Musharraf's trial by a special court as "unconstitutional", leading to the annulment of the death sentence against the ex-Army chief

The court also ruled that the treason case against Musharraf was not prepared in accordance with the law

Musharraf thanked the Pakistani people and the armed forces for remembering his services for the nation. "This is the biggest honour which I'll take to my grave," he added

Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup and later ruled as president until 2008, is out of the country and did not comment on the ruling

The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against the former army chief in 2013

Musharraf became Pakistan's first army chief to be charged with treason when he was indicted on March 31, 2014

Legal experts believe that the case is a test for the new govt as Imran Khan had vowed in November 2007 that his party would initiate proceedings against Musharraf over his unconstitutional acts

Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday rebuked the former army chief for "cowardice", taunting him for not appearing in court

Musharraf, the former Pakistan Army chief, began his military service in 1964 as a commando of the Northern Light Infantry

'We would like the UN to examine India's role in Afghanistan. A one-sided approach to the problem is negative,' Musharraf

There was a danger when nuclear threshold could have been crossed: Musharraf

A special tribunal directed the govt to publish advertisements in newspapers declaring Musharraf an absconder