Musharraf banned from office for life
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May 1, 2013, Wednesday
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A PAKISTANI court yesterday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life, the latest blow since he returned from exile last month to make a political comeback.
Judges had previously barred Musharraf from running in the parliamentary election scheduled for May 11. The Peshawar High Court handed the lifetime ban yesterday after hearing an appeal by Musharraf's lawyer to allow him to run in the upcoming election.
Musharraf returned to Pakistan in March after four years in self-imposed exile, but his fortunes have gone from bad to worse since he arrived. He is currently under house arrest in connection with a pair of court cases against him.
One involves his decision to fire senior judges, including the chief justice of the Supreme Court, while in power. The other relates to the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
Government prosecutors have accused Musharraf of being involved - allegations he has denied.
Musharraf seized power in a coup in 1999 when he was serving as army chief and ruled for nearly a decade. He stepped down in 2008 because of growing discontent with his rule.
Judges had previously barred Musharraf from running in the parliamentary election scheduled for May 11. The Peshawar High Court handed the lifetime ban yesterday after hearing an appeal by Musharraf's lawyer to allow him to run in the upcoming election.
Musharraf returned to Pakistan in March after four years in self-imposed exile, but his fortunes have gone from bad to worse since he arrived. He is currently under house arrest in connection with a pair of court cases against him.
One involves his decision to fire senior judges, including the chief justice of the Supreme Court, while in power. The other relates to the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
Government prosecutors have accused Musharraf of being involved - allegations he has denied.
Musharraf seized power in a coup in 1999 when he was serving as army chief and ruled for nearly a decade. He stepped down in 2008 because of growing discontent with his rule.
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