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Musharraf vs. Shahbaz: Who’s the Better Singer?

Pakistan now has two leading singing political figures, Pervez Musharraf and Shahbaz Sharif. I think they’re both good.
Below is Mush singing while president, in the same hall in which the infamous Abdullah Yousuf danced in a manner that made me want to poke my eyes out. Mush’s artistic debut was first aired on [...]

Musharraf Ordered Firing on Iftikhar Chaudhry’s Motorcade

Sheikh Waqas Akram of the Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) revealed today on the floor of the Punjab Assembly that in 2007 former President Pervez Musharraf ordered the Punjab government to shoot at the motorcade of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in Lahore.
The firing was to be done in three separate locations on the deposed [...]

Rally to Save the NRO

Politics makes seemingly strange bedfellows.  But alliances are always based on interests.  
Pervez Musharraf and Asif Zardari called Altaf Hussain to give him props on yesterday’s rally to protest the desecration of Benazir Bhutto’s posters (which was vigorously condemned by Nawaz Sharif several days earlier).
There are also reports that last week Musharraf called Zardari after [...]

Breaking News: Pervez Musharraf Will Address the Nation at 1PM PST

Aaj News’ Shaukat Piracha reports that Pervez Musharraf will address the nation at 1PM Pakistan Standard Time/3AM New York and make a major announcement.
Piracha says that he has received no confirmation that Musharraf will resign, but there are indications that he will do so.  Musharraf will tell his side of the story of the past [...]

GEO News Reports Musharraf Will Address Nation and Remain in Pindi

GEO News’ Islamabad Bureau Chief Absar Alam reports Pervez Musharraf will address the nation today and could resign from the presidency.
In his initial report, Alam said that Musharraf will remain in Rawalpindi and receive legal indemnity.   In subsequent reports Alam said that Musharraf could announce his resignation on the principle that he will be given [...]

Report: Musharraf to Resign on Monday and Head to Saudi for Three Month Exile

Newsweek reports, based on conversations with unnamed close aides (past and present) to Musharraf, that:
“Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is expected to resign Monday and fly into exile in Saudi Arabia, where he is to remain for the next three months, a former aide to the president has told NEWSWEEK on condition of anonymity because of [...]

Musharraf Speaks: Foreign and Domestic Conspiracy Against State Institutions

Highlights:

There is a conspiracy against Pakistan’s state institutions waged by internal and external forces.
The nation and the army are one and inseparable.
National reconciliation is necessary for political stability.
Greatest challenges are terrorism, extremism, and socio-economic.
No announcement of resignation.

The Final Round: Musharraf Fights Against Nawaz and Himself

The writing is on the wall.  ‘The show is over,’ the graffiti reads.  Despite the statements from Rashid Qureshi and Pervaiz Elahi, I think Pervez Musharraf has read it.  Whether or not he is, in his view, able to come to terms with it is another issue.
Musharraf must have realized the nail had hit [...]

Musharraf Impeachment or Resignation Possible; Army and Tier Two Parties Crucial

Pakistan’s governing coalition nearly has the sufficient parliamentary votes to remove Pervez Musharraf from the presidency. But meeting the required threshold of 295 votes will involve horse trading with smaller parties and independents, as well as maintaining internal party discipline. Musharraf can use a number of constitutional powers to remain in office. [...]

The End of the Musharraf Era?

Pakistan’s governing coalition has announced that they will proceed immediately with moves to impeach Pervez Musharraf from the presidency.
People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Zardari read out a joint statement in which he said that the National Assembly will be called on August 11 to begin impeachment proceedings.  He said the deposed judges will be restored as [...]