Washington, Oct 8 : Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has hired a US lobbyist at 25,000 dollars per month, according to an official US record on lobbyists.

According to the official documents of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the lobbying firm would approach US officials, senators and congressmen to promote the interests of Musharraf in the United States.

Washington, Oct 7 : Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has accused India of seeking to “create an anti-Pakistan Afghanistan” as part of its bid to dominate South Asia.

Musharraf made these comments as part of the rolling panels at the Washington Ideas Forum taking place at the Newseum, ABC News reports.

“In Afghanistan, there is some kind of a proxy conflict going on between Pakistan and India,” the former military ruler said.

Beijing, Sept 10: Pakistan would have faced the combined military might of the United States and India, had it not allowed American troops on its soil to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror attacks, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said.

Musharraf reflected on the choices he faced after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in America, and his decision to turn Pakistan into a frontline state in the US-led "war on terror".

Former Pakistani President General Parvez Musharraf has accepted that he is now planning for his return to politics again. He has also added that he had not decided yet whether he will go for President Post or Prime Minister Post.

He has revealed that it is too early to comment on the possible time of his return to the country.

Due to security reasons he has denied to comment on this. But he has confirmed that he would be there before the mid-term election in Pakistan.

For "collectivising all the support" for him, Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says he is grateful to the social networking site Facebook.

Speaking in CNN's "Connect the World" programme, Musharraf said: "Let me say that analyzing the outcome of the Facebook, I knew I had a lot of support, but this support was all dispersed

all over the world."

The former president regularly answers questions and writes status updates on his Facebook page where he has tens of thousands of fans.

Dhaka, Jan 9 : On the eve of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's trip to New Delhi, a Bangladesh minister has alleged that then Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf met an Indian militant during an official visit here.

The alleged meeting with United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) leader Anup Chetia, facilitated by the then government of prime minister Khaleda Zia, took place in July 2002 in Musharraf's hotel room.

It lasted 90 minutes, local government minister Syed Ashraful Islam, who is also general secretary of the ruling Awami League, said during a round table on Bangladesh-India bilateral relations.

Islamabad, Dec. 30 : Rejecting the notion of having a deal with former President General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government will act if the court of law orders it to bring back Musharraf.

Gilani told a private television channel that the government would certainly take necessary action against Musharraf, if the court orders to bring him back, The News reports.

Musharraf, who is currently in London on an ‘unannounced’ self-exile, had recently said that he would return to Pakistan soon.

Islamabad, Dec. 29 : Condemning the suicide attack on a Muharram procession in Karachi in which 40 people were killed, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has called on the government to root out terrorism from the country.

“Terrorism should be uprooted at all cost. The menace should be nipped in the bud,” The News quoted Musharraf, as saying.

Speaking over telephone from London, Musharraf said peace and stability cannot be established in the country until extremism is eliminated completely.

London, Dec 26 - Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, currently on a lecture tour of Europe, has said he will return home when the time is right.

"I will surely return to Pakistan. The timing, however, is of essence," he said on the Facebook social networking site while replying to questions.

His return was mainly dependent on the domestic environment, Musharraf added.

Lahore, Dec. 26 : Holding former President General Pervez Musharraf responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hassan has said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud could not have proceeded with plans of assassinating Bhutto without Musharraf’s nod.

A private television channel reported Hassan, as saying that if Benazir would have been alive, trouble for Musharraf would have doubled.

Lahore, Dec. 17 : Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has refused to comment of the Supreme Court’s judgement declaring the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance ‘unconstitutional’, The Daily Times reports.

According to a private television channel, Musharraf said he would not comment on the issue until he reads the detailed verdict.

It must be mentioned here that it was Musharraf who had introduced the amnesty law in October 2007.

The NRO was the result of a deal brokered by the US and Britain that allowed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to return to the country from exile

Islamabad, Dec. 15 : Former Pakistan Attorney General Malik Qayyum has told the Supreme Court that former President General Pervez Musharraf had asked the concerned authorities in Switzerland to withdraw cases against the NRO beneficiaries.

During a hearing into petitions against the legality of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), the apex court also asked Attorney-General, Shah Khawar to name the individual who authorised the withdrawal of the Swiss cases.

London, Dec. 11 : Blaming the PPP government for the country’s current turbulent situation, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is facing a civil war-like situation due to the lack national leadership.

Addressing a delegation of the Pakistani community here, Musharraf said he is concerned about Pakistan’s deteriorating law and order scenario.

Islamabad, Dec. 10 : Accusing former President General Pervez Musharraf of decieving other army officers and corps commanders, former Pakistan Chief of General Staff, Shahid Aziz has said that Musharraf’s decision to support the US in its ‘war on terror’ was an unilateral decision, and that he was bullied into backing America’s move.

In an interview with the Dawn, Aziz said that the corps commanders were reluctant to support the US on the war on terror.

Islamabad, Dec. 7 : Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf did not consult with the corps commanders before allowing US forces to use Pakistani airports, a retired Pakistan Army general has alleged.

The Dawn quoted former Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen (retd) Shahid Aziz, as saying that Musharraf had not taken corps commanders into confidence before giving control of Jacobabad and Pasni airports to the US.

Islamabad, Dec. 5 : With the expiry of the two-year political ban on him, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has started consultations with his close aides to announce his comeback in the country’s politics.

According to sources, Musharraf is in contact with several Pakistan Muslim League-Q leaders to fine-tune his political strategy for his comeback within the next two to four months.

Islamabad, Nov. 28 : With the constitutional restrictions on him ending today (November 28), former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has started planning his return for another stint in his country’s politics.

According to sources, Musharraf is in constant touch with his close aides to assess the political scenario of the country, and has asked them to pave the way for his return.

Musharraf, who is currently in London on an unannounced exile, has been trying hard to bring his former supporters together.

Karachi, Nov 26 : A Pakistani court has directed that its order summoning former president Pervez Musharraf in a treason case be published in newspapers in London where he is on a lecture tour.

A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah issued the directive while hearing a petition seeking

the registration of a treason case against Musharraf for subverting the constitution by declaring an emergency Nov 3, 2007.

The order came after the court was informed that the summons could not be served as Musharraf was currently in London.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistan People’s Party’s Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab has praised former President Pervez Musharraf for eliminating the environment of confrontational politics from the country by introducing National Reconciliation Ordinance.

She displayed her soft corner for Musharraf while speaking with reporters who asked her whether the credit for eliminating the politics of enmity should be given to Musharraf.

Wahab promptly said: “Yes, he also has this credit.”

Lahore, Nov. 20 : Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has reportedly funnelled a large amount of money to his former aides in the country in order to improve his image, as he is planning a return to the country’s political scene.

According to an Asia Times Online report, Musharraf is planning to flaunt a new political party and has recently “funnelled large sums of money into the coffers of former aides to promote his cause”.