pervez musharraf, though, moved first and resigned. sed exile but returned to pakistan six years later, intending to stand in the forthcoming general election. but he was placed under arrest — a move musharraf described as politically motivated. allowed to seek medical treatment abroad, he was convicted in his absence of treason and accused of involvement in bhutto's assassination. pervez musharraf once said pakistan would help to shape the future for both islam and the west, and the relations between them. on that, there would probably be little disagreement, but there undoubtedly will be over pervez musharraf's own contribution. 0ur correspondent caroline davies is in islamabad. what has been the reaction so far to the death of the former president? i think some of the reaction tells you a little bit about the man and how contentious he was. we heard initially this morning from the army who confirmed the death through their press wing and offered condolences and they said may allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the bere

pakistan's former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illness. musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999, serving in office for 7 years from 2001. at the time of his death he had been living in exile in dubai, receiving medical treatment. i'm joined now by dr madiha afzal fellow in the foreign policy programme at the brookings institution, a think tank based in washington. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. we have been — the programme. thanks for having me. we have been hearing _ the programme. thanks for having me. we have been hearing reflections - the programme. thanks for having me. we have been hearing reflections and l we have been hearing reflections and analysis over the last few hours about the complicated legacy he leaves. how do you try and sum it up? i leaves. how do you try and sum it u . ? ., ,., , ., up? i would say that pervez musharraf's _ up? i would say that pervez musharraf's

pervez musharraf, though, moved first and resigned. tending to stand in the forthcoming general election. but he was placed under arrest — a move musharraf described as politically motivated. allowed to seek medical treatment abroad, he was convicted in his absence of treason and accused of involvement in bhutto�*s assassination. pervez musharraf once said pakistan would help to shape the future for both islam and the west, and the relations between them. on that, there would probably be little disagreement, but there undoubtedly will be over pervez musharraf�*s own contribution. i�*m joined now by the journalist ahmed rashid, who is in lahore. thank you for coming on the programme. i want to pick up that final thought of gordon�*s, no doubting he had a significant impact on the recent history of pakistan. how do you think you will be remembered? i think you will be remembered? i think he will be remembered as a contradictory personality. he was a general, but he aspired to be a democrat. he wanted pakistan to have a feasible democracy.

pervez musharraf, though, moved first and resigned. but returned to pakistan six years later, intending to stand in the forthcoming general election. but he was placed under arrest — a move musharraf described as politically motivated. allowed to seek medical treatment abroad, he was convicted in his absence of treason and accused of involvement in bhutto's assassination. pervez musharraf once said pakistan would help to shape the future for both islam and the west, and the relations between them. on that, there would probably be little disagreement, but there undoubtedly will be over pervez musharraf's own contribution. the uk government and the health unions remain far apart on the eve of the biggest health workers strike so far in england. both sides remain deadlocked as nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists are among those set to walk out this week. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. nurses, physiotherapists and ambulance staff have already held a series of strikes. the coming days will see more staff on picket lines

pervez musharraf, though, moved first and resigned. to self—imposed exile but returned to pakistan six years later, intending to stand in the forthcoming general election. but he was placed under arrest — a move musharraf described as politically motivated. allowed to seek medical treatment abroad, he was convicted in his absence of treason and accused of involvement in bhutto's assassination. pervez musharraf once said pakistan would help to shape the future for both islam and the west, and the relations between them. on that, there would probably be little disagreement, but there undoubtedly will be over pervez musharraf's own contribution. i'm joined now from islamabad by christina lamb, chief foreign correspondent at the sunday times. in that report, he talked about the drama of this decision by pervez musharraf to support the united states' invasion of afghanistan. was it as significant in reality as a strategic shift as it appeared to be on the surface?— on the surface? thank you. i'm actually in _ on the surface? thank you. i'm a

pervez musharraf, though, moved first and resigned. to stand in the forthcoming general election. but he was placed under arrest. a move musharraf described as politically motivated. he is allowed to seek medical treatment abroad. he was convicted in his absence of treason and accused of involvement in bhutto's assassination. pervez musharraf once said pakistan would help to shape the future for both islam and the west and the relations between them. on that, there would probably be little disagreement, but there undoubtedly will be over pervez musharraf's own contribution. a british family are to travel to grenada later this month to apologise publicly for their ancestors' ownership of more than 1,000 slaves. the trevelyans owned six sugar plantations on the caribbean island during the nineteenth century. the family includes the bbc correspondent, laura trevelyan — who says they are paying reparations by donating 100,000 pounds to a fund on the island. celestina olulode reports a painful past with a legacy that lingers. a reality bbc

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as his troops clambered over the fences of pakistani state tv, general pervez musharraf announced pakistan forces have never and shall never let you down, inshallah. musharraf portrayed himself as a liberal, disliking the term military dictator. when 9/11 happened and the war on terror began, he publicly declared he was with the west, although later he said america gave him little choice. it was a high wire act, balancing us demands with increasingly anti—american islamist sections of pakistan. musharraf ordered the siege of a mosque in islamabad whose religious leaders and students had condemned his pro—western policy. the outrage at what happened led to the rise of the pakistani taliban. when former prime minister benazir bhutto was killed there were questions about whether the nation was safe in his hands. he lost the 2008 election, resigned before he could be impeached and went into exile. when he returned to try and stand again in 2013 he was arrested. allowed to go to dubai for medical treatment, he was convicted in his absence, of treason, which was later overturned. he stayed in du

as his troops clambered over the fences of pakistani state tv, general pervez musharraf announced pakistane in control. your armed forces have never and shall never let you down, inshallah. musharraf portrayed himself as a liberal, disliking the term military dictator. when 9/ii happened and the war on terror began, he publicly declared he was with the west, although later he said america gave him little choice. it was a high wire act, balancing us demands with increasingly anti—american islamist sections of pakistan. musharraf ordered the siege of a mosque in islamabad whose religious leaders and students had condemned his pro—western policy. the outrage at what happened to the rise of the pakistani taliban. when former prime minister benazir bhutto was killed there were questions about whether the nation was safe in his hands. he lost the 2008 election, resigned before he could be impeached and went into exile. when he returned to try and stand again in 2013 he was arrested. allowed to go to dubai for medical treatment, he was convicted in his absence of treason, which was later overturn

pakistan's former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illness. usharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999 — serving in office for seven years from 2001. at the time of his death he had been living in exile in dubai. i am nowjoined by husain haqqani, former ambassador of pakistan to the united states— he is also a director of the hudson institute for south & central asia — a think tank based in washington but nowjoins me from dubai. we will discuss his legacy. thank you so much forjoining us. your view on the legacy of musharraf. general musharraf was the man who brought some semblance of stability to pakistan in the aftermath of 9/11 when he leveraged pakistan's position by realigning with the united states for his critics and opponents which are numerous as well, the man who overthrew the constitutional order, promised to bring democracy to pakistan, stabilise its economy and feed on all three counts.— all three counts. failed on all three counts. _ all three counts. failed on all three counts. and _ all three counts. failed on al

pervez musharraf, the former president of pakistan, passed away. pervez musharraf removed nawaz sharif from the presidency in a military coup in 1999 and took power in pakistan for 9 years, and named himself president in 2001 based on the persian decree. 2008 following strong opposition from different factions of pakistan he also resigned in 2019 for the crime of treason in connection with the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. musharraf died of illness at the age of 79 in dubai . during musharraf's presidency, england started training ukrainian soldiers, the british prime minister said that this training is for the use of british challenger 2 tanks, about two weeks before england sent 14 of these advanced tanks along with artillery guns to ukraine reported in last month, the british ministry of defense requested an increase in the country's military budget, but this request has opposition in the british parliament. for several days , the news of a chinese balloon flying over the american sky was at the top of the news, but fina

pervez musharraf, the former president of pakistan , died . pervez musharraf was removed from the presidency in 1999 in a military coup particle for direct object he took power in pakistan for a period and called himself the president based on a referendum in 2001, and in 2008, following strong opposition from various factions of pakistan , he resigned from power, and in 2019, he was accused of treason. with the assassination of the former prime minister benazir bhutto, he was sentenced to death in absentia. musharraf died due to illness at the age of 79 in dubai . strong inclination towards america and securing american interests in the region is one of the most obvious policies during musharraf's presidency in pakistan, england, training ukrainian soldiers. the british prime minister began by saying this training to use english songs is challenger 2. about two weeks before sending 14 of these advanced tanks along with artillery guns to ukraine , the british ministry of defense requested an increase in the country's military budget. the briti

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79.al musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. pope francis�* historic visit to south sudan has ended with an open air mass. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's show — nigeria's looted treasures and the battle to get them back. they will not have any other choice than to release what belongs to us, because the whole world knows they are stolen properties. we get the low down on europe's sleeper trains. the private companies that are now embracing this new passion for sleeper travel are getting people back onto trains and away from short—haul budget flights. and we head to south america and what's officially the most electrifying place on earth. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the historic university city of cambridge in the uk. now, it's the beginning of term and students are coming back, and like many generations before them, they'll be benefiting from so

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79. general musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. the united states is trying to find the wreckage of a chinese surveillance balloon, which it shot down over the atlantic. the pentagon believes it had been spying on sensitive sites. beijing has accused the us of an over—reaction. liz truss blames what she calls a "powerful economic establishment" for her downfall. the shortest serving prime minister in uk history says she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her tax—cutting agenda. police investigating the disappearance of nicola bulley in lancashire say they've spoken to a woman they'd described as a key witness. ms bulley was last seen nine days ago. nursing leaders in england have made a direct appeal to rishi sunak, saying an improved pay offer could be enough to stop strikes, scheduled for monday and tuesday. now it's time for the new space race. 50 years ago, astronauts would regularly go to the moon. back then, many

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79. general musharraf took power in a coup in 1999 and served as president for seven years from 2001. the united states is trying to find the wreckage of a chinese surveillance balloon, which it shot down over the atlantic. the pentagon believes it had been spying on sensitive sites. beijing has accused the us of an over—reaction. liz truss blames what she calls a "powerful economic establishment" for her downfall. the shortest serving prime minister in uk history says she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her tax—cutting agenda. police investigating the disappearance of nicola bulley in lancashire say they've spoken to a woman they'd described as a key witness. ms bulley was last seen nine days ago. nursing leaders in england have made a direct appeal to rishi sunak, saying an improved pay offer could be enough to stop strikes, scheduled for monday and tuesday. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for click. this week... as we're working towards the metaverse, we're at

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79. from 2001. police investigating the disappearance of nicola bulley in lancashire say they've spoken to a woman they'd described as a key witness. ms bulley was last seen nine days ago.

the headlines: the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital in dubai after a long illness. he was 79. general musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. he portrayed himself as a moderniser, but his opposition to islamist extremism made him a controversialfigure. the united states is trying to find the wreckage of a chinese surveillance balloon, which it shot down over the atlantic. the pentagon believes it had been spying on sensitive sites. beijing has accused the us of an overreaction, insisting the balloon was for meteorological research. pope francis�* historic visit comes to an end with an open air mass. he's urged people to make themselves immune to the "venom of hatred" to achieve the peace and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts. more news at the top of the hour. now it's time for political thinking with nick robinson. his guest this week as mary bousted, one of the teaching union leaders. hello and welcome to political thinking. it was another week when children a

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79.eral musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. police investigating the disappearance of nicola bulley in lancashire say they've spoken to a woman they'd described as a key witness. ms bulley was last seen nine days ago. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for you, me and the big c. cheering and applause. hello everyone. good evening. welcome to you, me and the big c live. woo. hello. i'm proud founder of girlsvscancer lauren mahon. and he is steve bland, who will always be known as steve bland. if you have just started listening, you are so 2018. where have you been? but we have covered a load of topics and you might find them helpful, or a loved one might find them helpful. we've spoke to all sorts of incredible people — you can find it where you get your podcasts. we, tonight, arejoined by actress victoria ekanoye. you may recognise her from gracing the cobbles of coronation street or national favourite the royals. and since her d

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79.usharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. you're watching bbc news.. coming up in a few minutes is click. but first is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak — coming up on tonight's programme. harry kane makes history as tottenham stop manchester city from closing the gap to arsenal at the top of the premier league. france fight back in rome to avoid one of the great shocks in six nations history. and after a wait of more than eight decades, can great britain's four—man bobsleigh team bring home a medal? hello and welcome to sportsday. tottenham have boosted their hopes for a finish but they have done arsenal's lead at the top remains five points, despite their defeat at everton yesterday. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. tottenham have boosted their hopes for a top four finish — but they have also done their north london rivals arsenal a huge favour tonight — by beating manchester city by a goal to nil at t

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the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79.usharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. at ten o'clock, we will be here with a full round—up of the day's news. first, our world —jessica and austin: when murder goes viral. in june 2020, three friends found a suitcase washed up on a beach, accidentally defining the story of a murdered couple. wait, open it. laughter open it. as the videos went viral, people started speculating — the clicks and shares complicating the investigation. it might even be linked to a network of serial killers in the dark web. - this is where they found the two suitcases. they're notjust entertainment. and theories on social media impacted what would end up being a two—year trial and changed the lives of two families. it's not suitcases that washed up. it was my son and it was jessica. they were human beings. when your loved one's death has gone viral, how do you remember their life before the headlines? happy mother's day, mom. give me a call. i love you. - m

. >> reporter: president pervez musharraf began his military career in the '60s, rising through the ranksn though he was not part of the punjab officer clash. it was during the india/kashmir crisis where he made addresses on state television. his predecessor, president sharif, hoped for diplomatic solution. he tried to fire sharif but he reacted by seizing power. musharraf declared himself president of pakistan. after 9/11, the u.s. urged him to become a leader in fight against terrorism. >> we regard terrorism as an evil that threatens the world community. >> reporter: president bush provided more than $1 billion in aid as reward for pakistan's help in fighting afghanistan's taliban regime. the pakistani leader led the way in economic reforms for his country, including free trade with the west. his vision for pakistan was the establishment of a modern and moderate islamic state with the people of pakistan as the most precious asset. he survived four assassination attempts over the years but he tendered his resignation after potential impeachment in 2008. he moved to london and self-impos

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79.harraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for the new space race. 50 years ago, astronauts would regularly go to the moon. back then, many thought it wouldn't be long before people lived there. now, finally, that could be happening. we're notjust settling for doing the same old, same old. we want to push further. and rocket launches are now commonplace, sending up spacecraft for the benefit of life on earth. space is an integral part of society. 0ur way of working only functions with satellites for telecom, for navigation, for earth observation, for weather forecasting, for many things. so, we need the satellites for our daily life. the country that first sent a person into space is crashing back to earth, because of its war in ukraine. if russia doesn't partner up with another nation l or field its own space station, which given the current - circumstances and sanctions is quite unlikely, it might no

the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79.eral musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. police investigating the disappearance of nicola bulley in lancashire say they've spoken to a woman they'd described as a key witness. ms bulley was last seen nine days ago. nursing leaders in england have made a direct appeal to rishi sunak, saying an improved pay offer could be enough to stop strikes, scheduled for monday and tuesday. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for how to heal the nhs. we've been almost 12 hours in an ambulance. there were people sitting on the floor, people on trolleys everywhere. it was just horrendous. record waits in a&e, trolleys stacked up along busy corridors, ambulance crews forced to queue outside for hours with their patients. it does get tricky when you see a time come on the call and it's hours ago and you are thinking, oh, gosh, what are you going to turn up to? and they are in a bad state. the health service in every corner of the uk has been bat

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the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of seventy nine.tching bbc news. now it's time for the media show. a warning — this programme contains flashing images. hello, and welcome to this week's edition of the media show. now in a minute, we're going to talk about spotify. it's the world's most popular music streaming platform. it spent close to $1 billion on podcasting, too, but there are all sorts of different developments coming out of spotify at the moment. and its ceo has said that perhaps they got carried away with new investments. we'll try and unpack what's going on and work out what that means for making money off music streaming and off podcasts, too. first of all, though, we're going to talk about the fallout from a new bbc documentary about india's prime minister, narendra modi. it's on iplayer at the moment, and it explores tensions between mr modi and india's muslim minority. it also specifically looks at claims around his role in the 2002 gujarat riots, in which over 1,000 people died. now, the programme wasn't broadcast in in

and in pakistan former president general pervez musharraf has died at the age of 79.inst the taliban in afghanistan. and that's a look at some stories from around the globe. >>> well, what a difference a day makes. the frigid air that blasted millions of americans especially in the northeast and midwest has quickly departed leaving behind temperatures that resemble anything but the heart of winter. so how long is this going to last? with the forecast, fox news meteorologist adam klotz. adam. adam: hey there, jon. as you said, what a difference a day makes. boy, it is pleasant here on this sunday particularly in some of these areas that saw frigid temperatures. but right now as we speak, mid 40s, 50 degrees and even some closer to 40 and just yesterday -10, down as low as -30 degrees. incredibly cold. this is the temperature change over the last 24 hours, particularly there on the east coast. plenty of spots around 5 the degrees warmer than -- 25 degrees warmer, but it's not just the east coast. we can stretch you back across the west, 10-15 degrees warmer right now th

former president of pakistan and military chief pervez musharraf died sunday at the age of 79.he died from a rare condition in dubai, where had been living in exile since 2016. musharraf seized power in a 1999 coup and resigned in 2008. the end of his rule came following a tumultuous year in pakistan, which saw the growth of militant groups and the assassination of prime minister and political foe benazir bhutto. musharraf suspended the constitution and imposed emergency rule in 2007. he was a key ally to the u.s. and president george w. bush in his so-called war on terror following the september 11 attacks. in 1999, he planned an attack in the kargil region of indian-controlled kashmir. over 500 indian soldiers were killed and at least 400 pakistani soldiers, though some estimates place the numbers much higher. at least one woman and four children drowned sunday after a boat carrying some 40 refugees from turkiye sank off the greek island of leros. this came just days after another eight refugees, including a pregnant woman and her four-month-old baby, died off the italian isl

packer's former president general pervez musharraf who became a key ally of the u.s.attacks died at 79. he seized power in pakistan during a military coup in 1999 and appointed himself president in 2001 and remained in power to 2008. during that time he led a reluctant pakistan into aiding the u.s. in the war in afghanistan against the taliban. he died in dubai after treatment for a prolonged illness. >>> back in the united states, we are learning more about a train derailment in east ohio that triggered a massive fire on friday night. the ntsb says 20 of the train cars were carrying hazardous materials. of the ten that derailed, five were carrying vinyl chloride. harmfu harmful levels of that chemical have not been detected in the air. the national canister institute describes vinyl chloride as a colorless gas that burns easily. it's primarily used to make hard pla pla plast resin. no word what caused the train to go off the tracks. >>> the fbi is now offering a $25,000 reward to find those responsible for the attacks on two different substations in north carolina th

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the former president of pakistan, general pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79.