Iftakhar Chaudry

Even as the Pakistan’s ruling coalition has sought a confidence vote in stead of his impeachment, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been considering all options before him that would make his position safe and take turmoil away from Pakistan’s politics. The president has earlier refused to bow to the calls for his resignation and has said he would ‘face the impeachment motion with a democratic spirit.’ Speculation has been rife that Musharraf would quit rather than face impeachment, though his spokesman has denied that. President Musharraf has once again stressed for reconciliation and said the country needs political stability for economic development and for ... Read Full Story

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf called Saturday for peaceful relations between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to allow them to fight terrorism more effectively. "We must realise we are the victims of terrorism and extremism and we must go for solutions together," Musharraf, who stepped down from political office last year, told a conference in New Delhi. "Terrorism has to be defeated... in the world, in Pakistan and in India," he said. He said he believed "the dream of peace" is possible between the neighbours which have fought three wars against each other, two over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. But Musharraf said the ... Read Full Story

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has alleged that Afghanistan is under influence of Indian intelligence agencies even as he admitted that there is "an ingress of the (Pakistani spy agency) ISI in every terrorist group". Read Full Story

Soon to be replaced, president of the United States of America, George W. Bush, was sitting in his hotel room in Bejing feeling bored. He has publicly criticized China for its human rights record and was now resting after the busy day. There was still ample time before the opening ceremony, so he decided to call his good friend, Pervez Musharraf, who was coincidentally the president of Pakistan at the time. George W. Bush picked up the phone and pressed the button with Musharraf’s face on it. Within a few seconds president Musharraf was on the other line. George W. Bush found Pervez rather ... Read Full Story

Pakistani "President" Pervez Musharraf announced today that he will resign his position in the face of a move by parliament to impeach him over his attempts to impose an authoritarian rule over the country. Musharraf was already unpopular being Pakistan's local U.S. hand puppet in the region and coupled with his facade of an administration (which is not entirely unusual in Pakistan) the impeachment vote was inevitable. It is unclear whether Musharraf will remain in Pakistan or go into exile, and some in the opposition party are calling for him to be charged with treason, which carries a maximum penalty of death. Secretary of ... Read Full Story