Pervez Musharraf

How Musharraf's pro-Taliban Afghan policy proved double-edged sword for Pakistan

He opened Pakistan's door for the US dollars and its border for the fleeing terrorists including those belonging to the Taliban and al-Qaeda

A tale of two India-Pakistan matches and the grand failure of ‘cricket diplomacy’

The two countries look at cricket matches differently. While India would be busy making a sincere attempt at improving bilateral ties, the Pakistani side would always be seen preparing for a religious war on and off the field

Pervez Musharraf’s possible Pakistan return reignites debate over his dictatorship

Musharraf came to power in 1999 after a military coup toppled the Nawaz Sharif government. He led the country till 2008 when he resigned to avoid impeachment

Pakistan: Former police officer claims he was forced to implicate Pervez Musharraf in Benazir's assassination case

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's first woman prime minister, was murdered on 27 December, 2007 in a suicide bombing carried out by the Pakistani Taliban in Rawalpindi during an election rally

Pervez Musharraf hospitalised in UAE, going through difficult stage where recovery is not possible: Family

Pervez Musharraf's family has issued a statement on Twitter and said that he is "not on the ventilator"

Pervez Musharraf in critical condition: From seizing power to being declared fugitive, a look back

From rising up through the Pakistan Army ranks to seizing power in a coup in 1999, stepping down in 2008 and then going into self-imposed exile, the 78-year-old has seen highs and lows aplenty in his life

If you think NSP could be Pakistan’s passport to redemption, you are wrong. Here is why

The NSP document further reveals the sterility of Pakistani thinking on a comprehensive basis. The country will sadly remain in the iron grip of its completely flawed approach to India

Joe Biden's Afghanistan pullout represents a victory for Pakistan; but at what cost?

'It will be difficult, if not impossible, for Pakistan to control the Taliban and other militant groups in Afghanistan as the country spirals into a civil war'

Behind Pakistani dossier's low farce on 'Indian terror' hides a lethal script

For decades, Islamabad has worked to this toxic strategic script, pushing unending war with India as a means to guarantee the Pakistan Army’s institutional primacy in the country

Lahore court's decision to quash death sentence of Pervez Musharraf is 'unfortunate', say Pakistan opposition parties

Pakistan's Opposition parties have expressed reservation over a top court's decision to quash the death sentence handed out to self-exiled former dictator Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case.