Pervez Musharraf. Photo: AFP

Will he, or won’t he?

As Pervez Musharraf deliberates over his return to Pakistan amid threats by the PPP government to arrest him on his arrival, Newsline thought it would take a look back at the man who has always prided himself on never shying away from a challenge.

Here, we chronicle the multi-faceted persona of Pakistan’s former leader in a photo gallery that portrays the evolution of Musharraf from military man to dictator to civilian president, with accompanying links to articles on Musharraf and his years in power.

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Newsline articles and features on Musharraf:

• Musharraf Cries Wolf Over Violation of Sovereignity
• The Game Plays Out: The Presidential Election of October 2007
• Big Deal: Musharraf, Benazir and the NRO
• The Battle for the Soul of Pakistan: The Lal Masjid Operation
• Musharraf’s Battle For Survival
• Beginning of the End?
• Musharraf’s Doublespeak
• Publicity Stunt?
• The Great Election Farce
• Made for Each Other?
• Games Generals Play

 

Newsline articles and features on the Pakistan army:

• Reinventing Pakistan’s Army
• Pakistan Army and its Threat Board
• Pakistan’s Defence Budget: Cloaked in Secrecy
• The Military’s Expanding Frontier
• Questioning the Army’s Loyalties