pope francis s historic visit to south sudan ends with an open air mass. he urged people to reject the venom of hatred and pleaded with leaders to find peace. pakistan s former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illness. he was 79 years old. president musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999, serving in office for seven years from 2001. in 2008, he suffered defeat in the polls and left the country six months later. when he returned in 2013 to try to contest the election, he was arrested and barred from standing. he was charged with high treason and was sentenced to death in absentia, only for the decision to be overturned less than a month later. at the time of his death, he had been living in exile in dubai, receiving medical treatment. the bbc s gordon corera looks back on his life. 1999. and when troops stormed the national television headquarters to put pervez musharraf in power, the people of pakistan heard a familiar refr
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 actually in london, on the surface? thank you. i m actually in london, not - on the surface? thank you. i m - actually in london, not islamabad. but i have spent lots of time though. i was there when he took power. he said he was going to be in power. he said he was going to be in powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in powerfor nine powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in power for nine years. powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in powerfor nine years. the powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in power for nine years. the artist states said, you either with us or against us, and he wrote that he