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Mu·shar·raf

 (mo͞o-shä′rəf), Pervez Born 1943.
Pakistani army officer and politician who took control of the government in a coup in 1999 and formally declared himself president in 2001. Faced with increasing popular opposition, he resigned as chief of the armed forces in 2007 and gave up the presidency in 2008.
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Musharraf

(məˈʃærəf)
n
(Biography) Pervez (ˈpɛrveɪz). born 1943, Pakistani general and politician; became military leader of Pakistan following a coup in 2001; president (2001–08)
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Islamabad -- A special court while accepting Pervez Musharraf's request to postpone hearing of high treason case against him adjourned the hearing till June 12.
An special court in Islamabad on Thursday admitted former military dictator retired Gen Pervez Musharraf's plea for adjournment of the hearing of a high treason case against him till the end of the holy month of Ramazan.
ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court's bench, hearing the high treason case, Monday ordered the special court to announce its judgment on basis of available evidences produced by the prosecution side if former president Pervaiz Musharraf failed to appear on May 2.
Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf's plea seeking a stay in proceedings of high treason case against him has been rejected by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
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