Authorities have defused four small bombs planted near the house of former Pakistan president and army chief Pervez Musharraf, just two days before he is to appear in court in a treason case.

Pakistan’s government plans to put former President Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason.

Pakistan has freed former president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest days after he was granted bail.

A court in Pakistan has charged former military dictator Pervez Musharraf with the 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto in an unprecedented move likely to anger the all-powerful army.

Pakistan’s former leader Pervez Musharraf has been charged with murder over the 2007 assassination of prime minister Benazir Bhutto, deepening the fall of a once-powerful figure who returned to the country this year to make a political comeback.

A Pakistani court has charged former Pakistani President and army chief, Pervez Musharraf, in connection with the 2007 assassination of a former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised today to return to office with a resounding election victory – a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country’s daunting problems, including growing power cuts, weak economic growth and shaky finances.

Gunmen have killed Pakistan's lead prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, throwing the case that also involves former ruler Pervez Musharraf into disarray.

The Pakistani general who ruled the country for nearly a decade before being forced to step down is in an anti-terrorism court for a hearing.

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been placed under house arrest after being arrested over a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is thought to be holed up at his private compound on the outskirts of Islamabad after a court revoked his bail in a case in which he is accused of treason.

Pakistan’s top court has ordered former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf to appear before judges in connection with allegations that he committed treason while in power.

Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf is planning to return to the country and prepare for elections, despite threats he could be arrested.

A government prosecutor says former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will be arrested in connection with the killing of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto if he returns home this month.

Two police officers were indicted for the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and will face trial along with five members of the Pakistani Taliban, a state prosecutor said.

An anti-terrorism court judge has issued an arrest warrant for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in connection with the 2007 assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani state television said today.

A Pakistani court has issued arrest warrants for two senior police officials accused of negligence in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said today.

Exiled Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf told a rally in Britain today of his plans to return to the country at the head of a new party in a bid to regain power.

Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf said today he is gearing up for a return to politics and will launch a new party next month – two years after he stepped down as president and left the country following nationwide protests.

Pakistan’s government should negotiate with the country’s Taliban militants to ease the relentless security crisis in the nuclear-armed, US-allied nation, the top opposition leader said.

Pakistan’s president faced fresh calls to step down today after being stripped of an amnesty that protected him from corruption charges.

Pakistan’s president turned over command of the country’s nuclear arsenal to his political ally the prime minister and signalled he was ready to shed more power amid growing pressure to resign.

Pakistan's Supreme Court today summoned former president Pervez Musharraf to defend himself against charges of imposing a state of emergency in 2007.

Pakistan’s top court acquitted opposition leader Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges stemming from the 1999 coup against his government.

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to contest elections from Lahore after the Supreme Court lifted a ban barring him from electoral politics.

Pakistan’s reinstated chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry today urged lawyers to help him rid the judiciary of corruption.

Pakistan agreed today to reinstate a fired Supreme Court chief justice, a move that will help defuse a political crisis that sparked street battles and raised fears of instability in the US-allied country at a time of surging Islamist violence.

Cheering activists and lawyers marched on the Pakistani capital today to protest outside parliament, defying a government ban and hundreds of arrests nationwide.

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif today warned that the country was moving towards a state of political crisis.

Tens of thousands gathered at the mausoleum of Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on the eve of the first anniversary of her assassination.

Pakistan’s new president told Parliament today that the nation will not tolerate violations of its sovereignty by “any power” in the name of fighting terror, a clear signal to the US to avoid controversial cross-border strikes.

THE widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto took office as the country’s new president yesterday, facing immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems.

The widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has taken office as the country’s new president.

MPs began casting votes today in Pakistan’s presidential election in which the favourite by far is the scandal-tainted pro-US widower of murdered ex-PM Benazir Bhutto.

Asif Ali Zardari, the head of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, will likely take over the country’s presidency when legislators meet this weekend to select a successor to former president, Pervez Musharraf.

Gunshots fired at a motorcade for Pakistan’s prime minister struck his vehicle today, but he was not in any of the cars during the apparent assassination attempt, a top government official said.

Fighter jets bombed Taliban hide-outs in Pakistan’s troubled northwest while troops pushed into militant territory on the ground, killing at least 40 insurgents in a 24-hour siege.

Pakistan has been thrown into political turmoil today after the ruling coalition broke apart.

PAKISTAN’S main ruling party have proposed the widower of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto as Pakistan’s next president.

Pakistan's new president will be elected on September 6, it was announced today.

Pakistan's ruling coalition leaders are expected to meet today to discuss replacing Pervez Musharraf, as a minister stressed that the government had not made an immunity deal with the embattled former president.

Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation today ending a nine-year rule that opponents said was hampering the country’s return to democracy.

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband today called for the early election of a new president in Pakistan following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf.

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says he is resigning on Monday to avoid an impeachment battle that would harm the nation’s interests.