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Pakistan court extends Musharraf's custody by 14 days

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 03:30
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday extended former military ruler Pervez Musharraf judicial remand to prison for two weeks for sacking judges during his rule, officials said. "The court has sent General Musharraf on judicial remand for two weeks," Muhammad Amjad, spokesman for Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League party, told reporters. mmg/ao

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Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 15:32
Duty editor: Susan Stumme Tel: +1 202 414 0541 -- TOP STORIES -- + Boston in lockdown amid hunt for bombing suspect + Pakistan's Musharraf in police custody + Five-year-old raped in India battles for life + Venezuela's Maduro takes presidential oath US-attacks,newseries-WRAP WATERTOWN, Massachusetts Thousands of heavily armed police stage an intense manhunt for a Chechen teenager suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings after his accomplice brother is killed in a shootout.

Pakistan's Musharraf held at police HQ

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 13:17
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was moved into police custody after being arrested on Friday, an unprecedented move against a former army chief of staff ahead of key elections. A magistrate ordered him under house arrest for two days, but hours later he was moved to police headquarters over the sacking of senior judges while he was in power, a humiliation for a man who was preparing to stand for election next month.

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Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 02:30
Friday's graphics: BOSTON MIT SHOOTING Graphic locating the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge near Boston, where a gunman killed a police officer on Thursday. Text slug: US-attacks-Boston-university 90 x 108 mm Available now Also available: MIT SHOOTING US MAP 90 x 60 mm BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING Graphic on the Boston marathon bombing on Monday that left at least three people dead and injured about 180. The FBI released pictures and video on Thursday of two men suspected of planting the bombs.

Pakistan court puts Musharraf under two-day house arrest

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 01:01
A Pakistani court on Friday put former military leader Pervez Musharraf under house arrest for two days after he surrendered to a magistrate over charges related to his nine-year rule, officials said. "General Musharraf has been sent on a two-day judicial remand and he will stay at his farmhouse," a spokesman for his All Pakistan Muslim League party told AFP. An official at the magistrates court in Islamabad confirmed the order. mmg-ks/jm/jw

Pakistani police arrest former president Musharraf

April 19, 2013 00:15
By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police arrested former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday to face allegations he overstepped his powers while in office, marking a dramatic break with a political culture in which military rulers have remained untouchable. The one-time army chief had hoped to rekindle a degree of influence by standing in a general election in May, but has instead become ensnared in a showdown with judges who fought bruising battles with him while he was still in office.

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Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 17:17
What's happening around the world Friday: -- TOP STORIES -- + Baghdad cafe bombing kills 27 ahead of elections + Venezuela's Maduro to be sworn in as new president + Race to find survivors after 'nightmare' Texas blast BAGHDAD: A late-night bombing at a Baghdad cafe frequented by young men playing billiards and video games kills 27 people, just days before Iraq's first elections since US troops withdrew (IRAQ-UNREST)

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Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 15:45
Duty editor: Susan Stumme Tel: +1 202 414 0541 -- TOP STORIES -- + Obama vows 'evil' Boston bombers will be found + Race to find survivors after 'nightmare' Texas blast + Pakistan court orders Musharraf's arrest US-attacks,update-WRAP BOSTON, Massachusetts US President Barack Obama vows that the "evil" Boston marathon bombers will be found as investigators focused their efforts on two potential suspects. 750 words 2100 GMT by Mariano Andrade and Tim Witcher. Picture. Video. Graphic

Musharraf to appeal against Pakistan arrest order

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 04:00
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf will appeal in the country's highest court on Thursday against an order for his arrest, a party spokesman said. The spokesman for Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League told AFP that if the order is upheld, then he expected the authorities to put the retired general under house arrest at his property on the edge of Islamabad. ks-jaf/jm/ao

Pakistan court orders Musharraf's arrest

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 02:16
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for sacking judges when in power in 2007, a spokesman for his party said. The retired general immediately left the court premises in Islamabad, driving away in a convoy escorted by his bodyguards to an unknown location. jaf-jm/jah
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