Editing Pervez Musharraf (section)

===Sharif trial and exile===
The [[Pakistan Army Corps of Military Police|Military Police]] held former prime minister Sharif under house arrest at a government guesthouse<ref name="trial1"/> and opened his Lahore home to the public in late October 1999.<ref name="burke">{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=1999-10-29|title=Army throws open first family's palace|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/oct/29/pakistan.jasonburke|access-date=2024-01-10|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He was formally indicted in November<ref name="trial1">Dugger, Celia W. (11 November 1999) [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/11/world/treason-charge-for-pakistan-s-ousted-premier.html?ref=pervezmusharraf "Treason Charge For Pakistan's Ousted Premier"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306180407/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/11/world/treason-charge-for-pakistan-s-ousted-premier.html?ref=pervezmusharraf |date=6 March 2016 }}. ''The New York Times''.</ref> on charges of hijacking, kidnapping, attempted murder, and treason for preventing Musharraf's flight from landing at Karachi airport on the day of the coup.<ref name="trial2">Kershner, Isabel, and Mark Landler. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/12/opinion/pakistan-on-trial.html?ref=pervezmusharraf "Pakistan on Trial"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307031735/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/12/opinion/pakistan-on-trial.html?ref=pervezmusharraf |date=7 March 2016 }}. ''The New York Times'' (12 November 1999).</ref><ref>Kershner, Isabel, and Mark Landler. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110201031558/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/24/opinion/justice-on-trial-in-pakistan.html Justice on Trial in Pakistan]". ''The New York Times'' (24 December 1999).</ref> His trial began in early March 2000 in an anti-terrorism court,<ref name="trial3"/> which is designed for speedy trials.<ref>Bearak, Barry (20 November 1999). [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/20/world/ousted-leader-in-pakistan-appears-in-public-for-trial.html?ref=pervezmusharraf "Ousted Leader in Pakistan Appears in Public for Trial"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306193952/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/20/world/ousted-leader-in-pakistan-appears-in-public-for-trial.html?ref=pervezmusharraf |date=6 March 2016 }}. ''The New York Times''.</ref> He testified Musharraf began preparations of a coup after the Kargil conflict.<ref name="trial3">Kershner, Isabel, and Mark Landler. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/09/world/clash-over-india-led-to-coup-pakistan-s-ex-premier-testifies.html?ref=pervezmusharraf "Clash Over India Led to Coup, Pakistan's Ex-Premier Testifies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305095416/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/09/world/clash-over-india-led-to-coup-pakistan-s-ex-premier-testifies.html?ref=pervezmusharraf |date=5 March 2016 }}. ''The New York Times'' (9 March 2000)</ref> Sharif was placed in Adiala Jail, infamous for hosting Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's trial, and his leading defence lawyer, Iqbal Raad, was shot dead in Karachi in mid-March.<ref name="trial4"/> Sharif's defence team blamed the military for intentionally providing their lawyers with inadequate protection.<ref name="trial4">{{Cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Rory|date=2000-03-11|title=Gunmen shoot dead lawyer of deposed Pakistani leader Sharif|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/mar/11/pakistan.rorymccarthy|access-date=2024-01-10|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The court proceedings were widely accused of being a [[show trial]].<ref>Smith, Alex Duval. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cook-warning-over-show-trial-for-sharif-740015.html "Cook Warning over Show Trial for Sharif Asia, World – The Independent"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010093538/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cook-warning-over-show-trial-for-sharif-740015.html |date=10 October 2017 }}. (12 November 1999).</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1999-11-12|title=Cook warns against Pakistan 'show trial'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/nov/12/pakistan|access-date=2024-01-10|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>"Show Trial in Pakistan". ''The Guardian'' (22 November 1999).</ref> Sources from Pakistan claimed that Musharraf and his military government's officers were in full mood to exercise tough conditions on Sharif, and intended to send Nawaz Sharif to the [[gallows]] to face a similar fate to that of [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] in 1979. It was the pressure on Musharraf exerted by Saudi Arabia and the United States to exile Sharif after it was confirmed that the court is about to give its verdict on Nawaz Sharif over treason charges, and the court would sentence Sharif to death. Sharif signed an agreement with Musharraf and his military government and his family was exiled to Saudi Arabia in December 2000.<ref>Ahmed Rashid. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/1377887/Pakistani-fury-as-army-lets-Sharif-fly-into-exile.html "Pakistani fury as army lets Sharif fly into exile"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102104723/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/1377887/Pakistani-fury-as-army-lets-Sharif-fly-into-exile.html |date=2 November 2019}}. ''The Telegraph'' (11 December 2000).</ref>