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Musharraf came to power in a 1999 coup. Internationally, Musharraf is often criticized for serving as president while maintaining his position as head of the Pakistani military...
...Pakistani Supreme Court was slated to soon rule on the constitutionality of Musharraf’s presidency, but the institution of emergency law and the subsequent firing of the majority of the supreme court has held that decision...
Musharraf has said that his emergency policies—suspending the Pakistani constitution, censoring independent media outlets, and ruling through the force of the military—are intended to combat terrorism and help the country survive. Musharraf has likened himself to Abraham Lincoln and said that Chaudhry has been placed under house arrest for encouraging terrorism and engaging in corrupt practices...
CORRECTION: The last three paragraphs of this article include erroneous attributions to historian Sugata Bose. It was Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation Director Gowher Rizvi—not Bose—who said that Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf is trying to save his job and that Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry plays a crucial role in determining the future of Pakistan. Bose was not interviewed for this article. The Crimson regrets the error...
...little over a year ago President George W. Bush leaned across his podium at a White House press conference and told Pervez Musharraf he was "a strong defender of freedom and the people of Pakistan." Now he's sending the Pakistani President quite a different message. Last week, four days after Musharraf declared martial law, Bush called him and said, "you ought to have elections soon, and you need to take off your uniform. You can't be the President and the head of the military at the same time." This Friday he is dispatching his Deputy Secretary of State...