15 June 2002: Former President Pervez Musharraf (L) receives the first annual report (2001) of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from its Chairman, Lt General Munir Hafiez, in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
29 July 2002: Pervez Musharraf signs an official visitors' memorial book at National Martyrs Memorial near Dhaka, dedicated to those killed in Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. Musharraf, who visited the memorial shortly after arriving in Bangladesh for a three-day visit, wrote he regretted the "excesses" committed during the 1971 conflict, but called for a burying of the past in the spirit of friendship. AFP PHOTO
05 January 2004: Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 12th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
04 September 2004: Pervez Musharraf administers the oath to 26 ministers of state as Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz looks on in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
06 September 2004: Speaking at the GHQ in Rawalpindi, General Musharraf said that the vast majority of Pakistanis wanted him to forget his pledge to quit the army and become a civilian ruler. AFP PHOTO
24 September, 2004: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks with the Former President prior to a joined press conference at the Rossevelt hotel in New York The two leaders attend the annual debate of the 59th United Nations General Assembly in New York City headquarters . AFP PHOTO/
8 November 2004: Pervez Musharraf and his retinue pose for a picture during a visit to the Christ the Redeemer statue, atop Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP PHOTO
30 December 2004: Former President General Musharraf confers military honours on ISI Chief Lt General Ehsanul Haq during a ceremony at an army corps reunion in Karachi. AFP PHOTO
15 February 2006: Afghan President Hamid Karzai with Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf prior to a meeting in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
04 March 2006: US President George W. Bush talks with Pervez Musharraf as they arrive for a joint press conference at Presidential House in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
September 14th, 2006: Pakistan's Former President upon his arrival at Havana's airport to attend the Non-Aligned summit in Cuba, where top diplomats from more than 100 developing countries had also gathered. AFP PHOTO
22 September 2006: US President George W. Bush smiles with then Pakistani President Musharraf at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Bush met with Musharraf a day after an interview with the Pakistan president was released in which he said the US had threatened to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" after the 11 September, 2001 attacks unless it supported the war on terror. AFP PHOTO
12 May 2007: Former President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain wave to a crowd during a public meeting in Islamabad. Fierce gunbattles between rival political activists killed 30 people and injured 100 on 12 May in the worst violence since President Pervez Musharraf suspended Pakistan's top judge two months ago. AFP PHOTO
20 November 2007: T Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz meets the then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Riyadh. The trip was his first since declaring a state of emergency on 03 November. AFP PHOTO
One of the many faces of President Pervez Musharraf.
15 June 2002: Former President Pervez Musharraf (L) receives the first annual report (2001) of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from its Chairman, Lt General Munir Hafiez, in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
29 July 2002: Pervez Musharraf signs an official visitors' memorial book at National Martyrs Memorial near Dhaka, dedicated to those killed in Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. Musharraf, who visited the memorial shortly after arriving in Bangladesh for a three-day visit, wrote he regretted the "excesses" committed during the 1971 conflict, but called for a burying of the past in the spirit of friendship. AFP PHOTO
05 January 2004: Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 12th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
04 September 2004: Pervez Musharraf administers the oath to 26 ministers of state as Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz looks on in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
06 September 2004: Speaking at the GHQ in Rawalpindi, General Musharraf said that the vast majority of Pakistanis wanted him to forget his pledge to quit the army and become a civilian ruler. AFP PHOTO
24 September, 2004: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks with the Former President prior to a joined press conference at the Rossevelt hotel in New York The two leaders attend the annual debate of the 59th United Nations General Assembly in New York City headquarters . AFP PHOTO/
8 November 2004: Pervez Musharraf and his retinue pose for a picture during a visit to the Christ the Redeemer statue, atop Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP PHOTO
30 December 2004: Former President General Musharraf confers military honours on ISI Chief Lt General Ehsanul Haq during a ceremony at an army corps reunion in Karachi. AFP PHOTO
15 February 2006: Afghan President Hamid Karzai with Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf prior to a meeting in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
04 March 2006: US President George W. Bush talks with Pervez Musharraf as they arrive for a joint press conference at Presidential House in Islamabad. AFP PHOTO
September 14th, 2006: Pakistan's Former President upon his arrival at Havana's airport to attend the Non-Aligned summit in Cuba, where top diplomats from more than 100 developing countries had also gathered. AFP PHOTO
22 September 2006: US President George W. Bush smiles with then Pakistani President Musharraf at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Bush met with Musharraf a day after an interview with the Pakistan president was released in which he said the US had threatened to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" after the 11 September, 2001 attacks unless it supported the war on terror. AFP PHOTO
12 May 2007: Former President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain wave to a crowd during a public meeting in Islamabad. Fierce gunbattles between rival political activists killed 30 people and injured 100 on 12 May in the worst violence since President Pervez Musharraf suspended Pakistan's top judge two months ago. AFP PHOTO
20 November 2007: T Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz meets the then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Riyadh. The trip was his first since declaring a state of emergency on 03 November. AFP PHOTO
One of the many faces of President Pervez Musharraf.
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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