Pakistan supreme court upholds General Musharraf’s death sentence, a year after his death

Pakistan's former president and army chief General (retired) Pervez Musharraf was laid to rest at an army graveyard in Karachi with full military honours on Tuesday (February 7).

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi; PM, army chief did not attend funeral

You don't exactly shed copious tears when military dictators, past or present, die. But it must be said to the dubious credit of General Pervez Musharraf that he had a cult following not only in his country, Pakistan, but also some grudging admirers, or rather hope addicts, on the side of the Indian border that his army used to violate with impunity.

A civil general who despised civilians: Gen Musharraf's peace overtures were overrated

General Pervez Musharraf, the former head of the Pakistani military who is also considered the architect of the cross-border intrusions that sparked the Kargil War of 1999, and who perhaps came the closest to resolving the Kashmir dispute with India, passed away on Sunday (February 5) at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness.

Pervez Musharraf and his chequered relationship with India: A look back

Pakistan’s former president and army chief General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, passed away on Sunday morning at a hospital in Dubai, according to media reports.

Pakistan’s former military ruler General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after long illness

General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan, passed away at a hospital in Dubai on Sunday (February 5) morning at the age of 79 following a prolonged illness.

Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan’s last military dictator and architect of the Kargil War

The Lahore High Court on Monday annulled the death sentence given to former military dictator Pervez Musharraf by the special court earlier in the high treason case against him, news agency AFP reported.

Pakistan court annuls Musharraf's death penalty

Pervez Musharraf's death sentence has sparked a constitutional crisis in Pakistan. The judiciary has tried to hold the former dictator accountable for his actions.

Death penalty for Pervez Musharraf: State of chaos in Pakistan

Since independence, there has been no more accurate barometer of the malfeasance of Pakistan’s government or the volatility of its political system than the frequent fate of the country’s leaders – assassination, execution, prison or disgrace.

From US perspective, Pervez Musharraf gets a well-earned sentence

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has filed a petition in Lahore High Court (LHC) against a special court's judgment in a high-treason case scheduled to be announced days from now.

Pakistan: Pervez Musharraf approaches HC as verdict on high-treason case nears