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Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf (L) toasts with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, after a signing ceremony of seven trade agreements between the two countries, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing 20 December 2001. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced in a televised address to the nation on August 18, 2008 that he had decided to resign after nine years in power to avoid the threat of impeachment. The former army chief, who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999, was under huge pressure from the governing coalition to step down before it launched the first impeachment proceedings in Pakistan's 61-year history. AFP PHOTO/GOH Chai Hin / AFP PHOTO / GOH CHAI HIN (Photo credit should read GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

 Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses the 56th United Nations General Assembly as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) and General Assembly President Dr. Han Seung-soo look on November 10, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

 397364 02: An activist of the Jama''at-i-Islami (JI) party displays a banner as Munawar Hassan, acting chief of the JI party speaks at a rally November 16, 2001 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The rally condemned U.S. support by Pakistani government of Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf following the recent developments in neighboring Afghanistan. (Photo by Visual News/Getty Images)

 U.S. President George W. Bush and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speak to reporters February 13, 2002 at the White House in Washington, DC. Musharraf said during the press conference that he believes kidnapped Wall Street Journal Reporter Richard Pearl is still alive. Bush and Musharraf were set to meet privately where Musharraf is expected to ask the U.S. for debt relief and other economic aid. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

 U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L) takes questions from reporters as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf looks on February 13, 2002 during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Musharraf said he was 'reasonably sure' that kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is alive. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

  The head of the Afghanistan Interim government Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf February 8, 2002 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Karzai arrived in Islamabad for a two-day official visit. (Photo by Visual News/Getty Images)

 394660 01: Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf speaks to the nation on the state-run Pakistani television station September 19, 2001 in Islamabad. Seeking political support on the issue of Afghanistan and Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden, Musharraf demanded the nation to be peaceful and to help the government. (Photo Courtesy Visual News/Getty Images)

 395401 01: Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf (L) meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair October 5, 2001 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Blair arrived in Pakistan to discuss the regional situation after terrorist attacks in United States on September 11. (Photo by Visual News/Getty Images)

 395921 01: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (C) is flanked by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf (R) and Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar as he speaks to a group of reporters October 16, 2001 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Powell stressed the need for a broad-based government in Afghanistan and a quick resolution to the Kashmir issue. (Photo by Visual News/Getty Images)

 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -JULY 1: Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf walks with his wife Begum Sehba Pervez Musharraf at his residence in Army House July 1, 2002 in Rawalpindi, Islamabad Pakistan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

  President General Pervez Musharraf (C), accompanied by his family, casts his vote at a polling station April 30, 2002 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan's citizens voted in a referendum on whether to extend General Musharraf's rule for five more years. (Photo by Visual News/Getty Images)

  The president of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, (L) greets Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat August 23, 2001 at the presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. Arafat called on the Pakistani president during a three-hour stop over in Islamabad on his way to China. (Photo by PPO/Getty Images)

 Hafiz Hussain Ahmed (L) leader of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and lawyers raising fists and chanting slogans against the government in front of parliament building in Islamabad, 09 June 2003. Pakistani politicians and lawyers protested when they were prevented from holding their meeting inside the Supreme court building against the controversial constitutional amendments introduced by President General Pervez Musharraf just before elections last year. (FILM) AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)

 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) speaks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf during a meeting in Islamabad, 16 June 2003. Erdogan met Musharraf on the second day of a three-day official visit to Pakistan, after praising Pakistan's efforts to contain fundamentalists. (FILM) AFP PHOTO/PID/PID (Photo credit should read PID/AFP/Getty Images)

 US President George W. Bush (R) listens as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) speaks during their joint press conference at Camp David 24 June 2003 in Maryland. Bush granted the general, who seized power in a 1999 coup, a striking personal endorsement during a coveted visit to his retreat in the Maryland hills, which has hosted former world leaders including Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. AFP Photo/Stephen JAFFE (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images)

 US First Lady Laura Bush (R) escorts Sehba Musharraf (L) to their husbands' joint press conference at Camp David 24 June 2003 in Maryland. Bush hosted Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at the presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland 100 kms from Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Stephen JAFFE (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images)

 US President George W. Bush (R) walks with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf (L) to their joint press conference at Camp David 24 June 2003 in Maryland. Bush granted the general, who seized power in a 1999 coup, a striking personal endorsement during a coveted visit to his retreat in the Maryland hills, which has hosted former world leaders including Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. AFP Photo/Stephen JAFFE (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images)

 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addresses a gathering after inaugurating a new tunnel at Kohat, 50 kilometers south of Peshawar in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) , 10 June 2003 . Musharraf brought his new anti-Taliban campaign to Pakistan's Islamist heartland , accusing ruling hardliners of giving Islam a bad name. The MMA-ruled NWFP government has brought in several orthodox laws, prompting charges that they are trying to create a Taliban-style regime. AFP PHOTO/Tariq MAHMOOD (Photo credit should read TARIQ MAHMOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addresses a gathering after inaugurating a new tunnel at Kohat, 50 kilometers south of Peshawar in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) , 10 June 2003 . Musharraf brought his new anti-Taliban campaign to Pakistan's Islamist heartland , accusing ruling hardliners of giving Islam a bad name. The MMA-ruled NWFP government has brought in several orthodox laws, prompting charges that they are trying to create a Taliban-style regime. AFP PHOTO/Tariq MAHMOOD (Photo credit should read TARIQ MAHMOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

 Pakistani Soldiers Enter The Main Gate Of State-Run Pakistan Television (Ptv) In Islamabad October 12, 1999 As Supporters Show Victory Signs With Their Hands After Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf Toppled The Government Of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo By Ghulam Hasnain/Getty Images)

 KARACHI, PAKISTAN: Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf raises his fists as he responds to the crowd during a public meeting in Karachi, 28 April 2002. Musharraf addressed his last public meeting, organised in connection with series of rallies, to muster mass support for a referendum on extending his presidency to be held 30 April. An eleventh-hour ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court allowing Pervez's referendum to go ahead has lifted an embarrassing cloud from the 30 April vote as the court rejected claims the vote was unconstitutional. AFP PHOTO/AAMIR QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

 THATTA, PAKISTAN: President General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani military ruler wearing a traditional Turban called 'Ajrak' smiles as he speaks to a large public meeting at Makli Stadium Thatta, 13 April 2002, 60 miles form Karachi in the southern Sindh province during his campaign for a forthcoming referendum. AFP PHOTO/ AAMIR QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

 AGRA, INDIA: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and his wife Sehba leave the 17the century Taj Mahal 15 July 2001 in Agra after their tour. Musharraf is in India for a historic 14-16 July visit and held summit level talks 15 July with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Agra. When asked about the Taj after his tour, he said it was 'magnificent'. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 AGRA, INDIA: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and his wife Sehba pose for a photo in front of the 17the century Taj Mahal 15 July 2001 in Agra. Musharraf is in India for a historic 14-16 July visit and held summit level talks 15 July with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Agra. When asked about the Taj after his tour, he said it was 'magnificent'. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 AGRA, INDIA: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) is greeted by Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee prior to summit talks at the Jaypee Palace Hotel in Agra 15 July 2001. Musharraf is on the second day of his landmark visit to India. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

 TEXILA, PAKISTAN: Visiting Saudi Defence Minister and Deputy Premier Prince Sultan ibn Abdel Aziz (C), flanked by Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif (L) and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf, attends a military briefing at the Heavy Mechanical Complex in Texila, some 40 kilometers northwest of Islamabad, 06 May 1999. The Prince Sultan visited the heavy mechanical complex to see tank manufacturing by Pakistani engineers. AFP PHOTO/Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Members of the Muslim League protest against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf 08 November 2001 outside Downing Street in London, where Musharraf is to meet British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Musharraf, arriving from Paris, is en route to the UN General Assembly this weekend and a meeting with US President Georges W. Bush. AFP PHOTO Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

 GUJRANWALA, PAKISTAN: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf waves to crowd during a public gathering in Gujranwala, 17 April 2002. Musharraf have been holding public rallies across the country to mobilize the public for his presidential referendum scheduled on 30 April. (FILM) AFP PHOTO/ Arif ALI (Photo credit should read ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images)

 UNITED NATIONS, UN: Seyed Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (R), greets Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (L), at the United Nations Millennium Summit 07 September 2000. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

 CHICAGO, UNITED STATES: Illinois Lt. Gov. Corrine Wood (L) greets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (R) and his wife Sehba (C) at a reception prior to his speech before the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations 10 September, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois. AFP PHOTO/John ZICH (Photo credit should read JOHN ZICH/AFP/Getty Images)

 NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: US President George W. Bush (R) meets with Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf (L) during the United Nations General Assembly 12 September, 2002 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (L) and US President George W. Bush (R) hold a joint press conference 10 November 2001 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Musharraf said there were signs that the US-Pakistan relationship, which had distanced in recent years, was regaining its momentum. AFP PHOTO/TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 LAHORE, PAKISTAN: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (R) talks with Punjab province Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi during a meeting in Lahore, 31 December 2004. Pakistani stocks should be bullish next week but could fall if opposition parties launch effective protests against President Pervez Musharraf's broken promise to quit as army chief, dealers said. AFP PHOTO/HO/PID (Photo credit should read PRESS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF/AFP/Getty Images)

 ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 27: Pakistan's new ruler General Pervez Musharraf (L) meets with United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh in Abu Dhabi 27 October 1999. Sheikh Zayed urged Musharraf, who arrived in Abu Dhabi from Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his first foreign trip since his coup d'etat 12 October 1999, to show 'clemency', in an allusion to ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) (Photo credit should read WAM/AFP/Getty Images)

 Quetta, PAKISTAN: Pakistani lawyers shout anti-Musharraf slogans as they march during a protest rally in Quetta, 14 March 2007. Pakistani lawyers boycotted courts for the third day in protest at the suspension of the country's Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry by President Pervez Musharraf on 09 March. Chaudhry, who was appointed chief justice by Musharraf in June 2005, has said the actions taken against him are unconstitutional and alleges that he has been detained at his house since last week. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 (FILES) Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf listens UN Secretary General Kofi Annan during a seminar of Human Development Forum in Islamabad, 24 January 2002. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced in a televised address to the nation on August 18, 2008 that he had decided to resign after nine years in power to avoid the threat of impeachment. The former army chief, who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999, was under huge pressure from the governing coalition to step down before it launched the first impeachment proceedings in Pakistan's 61-year history. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 (FILES) In this file photo taken on July 14, 2001 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (L) shakes hands with India's main opposition Congress (I) Party President Sonia Gandhi ahead of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in a televised address to the nation on August 18, 2008, that he had decided to resign to avoid impeachment charges. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVI RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 (FILES) In this file photo taken on July 14, 2001 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (L) shakes hands with India's Home Minister L.K. Advani ahead of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in a televised address to the nation on August 18, 2008, that he had decided to resign to avoid impeachment charges. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVI RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)

 MALAYSIA - FEBRUARY 24: XIIIth Nam Summit'S, Ministerial Meeting At Merdeka Hall, Pwtc, Kuala Lumpur On February 23Th, 2003 In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan) Gloria Arroyo (Philippines) Prime Minister Of Malaysia Mohamed Mahathir, Fidel Castro (Photo by Patrick AVENTURIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

 The Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf asking his home, holding in her arms her little son Hamza age of one month, surrounded by his family, from left to right, his son Bilal, 31, Zerrin his mother, his wife and his Sehba stepdaughter has ISLAMABAD. (Photo by Sebastien Micke/Paris Match via Getty Images)

 The Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and his wife Sehba clothed the shalwar kameez (traditional dress of Pakistani women) sitting at a table on which are placed tennis rackets, before the court of their residence ISLAMABAD. (Photo by Sebastien Micke/Paris Match via Getty Images)

  The Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has his office sits deprived of his residence in Islamabad, 'The study' decorated with objects and military trophies. (Photo by Sebastien Micke/Paris Match via Getty Images)

 USA - 2001: Chris Ware color caricature of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. (MCT via Getty Images)

 Army general, politician, and tenth President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, 2000. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

 Army general, politician, and tenth President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, 2000. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

 LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Politician and a retired army general Pervez Musharraf is photographed for the New Statesman on June 12, 2012. (Kate Peters/Contour by Getty Images)


General Pervez Musharraf with Qaddafi son
10/14/99 Karachi, Pakistan Members Of The Pakistani Army Take Control Of Karachi Airport They Await The Arrival Of Gen. Pervez Musharraf (Photo By Anis Hamdani/Getty Images)
10/14/99 Karachi, Pakistan Members Of The Pakistani Army Take Control Of Karachi Airport They Await The Arrival Of Gen. Pervez Musharraf (Photo By Anis Hamdani/Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: (FILES) In this picture taken 12 October 1999, Pakistan army soldiers enter the state television building by jumping over the gate in Islamabad, following the dismissal of Pakistan army Chief General Pervez Musharraf. Pakistan was readmitted to the Commonwealth 22 May 2004, five years after its membership was suspended following a military coup that brought General Pervez Musharraf to power. The decision was announced by Commonwealth secretary general Don McKinnon after a two-day meeting in London of the nine-nation Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG). AFP PHOTO/ Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)



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