Saturday, 20 April 2013 06:02
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former president, has been remanded in judicial custody for two weeks over claims he illegally detained judges in 2007, but he will be allowed to stay at his farmhouse, officials said.
Central/S. Asia

An arrest has been made following the brutal attack on a five-year-old Indian girl who was kidnapped and raped over a two-day period.

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former president, has been remanded in judicial custody for two weeks over claims he illegally detained judges in 2007, but he will be allowed to stay at his farmhouse, officials said.

A five-year-old Indian girl is battling for her life after being kidnapped and brutally raped over two days by a 22-year-old neighbour in New Delhi.

Pakistani police have arrested Pervez Musharraf, the former president, at his residence on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, and presented him in court, officials say.

A Pakistani court has ordered the arrest of former president Pervez Musharraf in connection with charges relating to his clash with the judiciary in 2007 when he was still in power, his spokesperson has said.

Mining giant Rio Tinto says its $6.2bn Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia is due to go into production in June regardless of whether its dispute with the government is resolved.

Pakistani troops have mobilised to help the victims of an earthquake centred in nearby Iran that killed at least 34 people, as the United States offered help to both nations.

A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded near the office of India's main opposition party in the southern city of Bengaluru wounding 16 people, including eight policemen, police said.
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