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A court in Pakistan on Tuesday sentenced former president Pervez Musharraf to death for high treason, giving its judgment on charges relating to the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007, reported the Dawn newspaper. Musharraf, 74, ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008 and lives in Dubai in self-imposed exile. The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against the former army chief in 2013 over the imposition of an extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007, which led to the confinement of a number of superior court judges in their houses and sacking of over 100 judges. The trial in the high-profile treason case has not seen much progress since Musharraf left for Dubai in March 2016 after his name was removed from the no-fly list. Musharraf is said to be suffering from Amyloidosis, a rare condition for which he has been admitted to a hospital, news agency PTI reported in October 2019. Read More

Walt Disney Co unveiled new details on Thursday about Disney+, a family-friendly digital video subscription that is set to debut later this year and compete with Netflix Inc. The ad-free service will include movies and TV series from Disney and will feature programming from the Marvel superhero universe, the "Star Wars" galaxy, "Toy Story" creator Pixar animation and the National Geographic channel. ALSO READ: $7-a-month Disney streaming service to take on Netflix, launch on Nov 12 It will cost $7 a month or $70 per year. When the service debuts on Nov. 12, some of the programming available from Disney's libraries will include: - Classic Disney animated movies such as "101 Dalmations" and "Bambi" - The entire Pixar catalog including "A Bug's Life" and "Cars" - "Captain Marvel" and three other Marvel films - The first and second "Star Wars" trilogies - Live-action movies such a

The India Fashion Week , in its Autumn Winter'19 season to be held here next year, will launch Gen-Z, a dedicated platform for budding designers from the country. The Fashion Design Council of India and fashion platform 6Degree will launch Gen-Z , a platform for young talent to showcase their designs on a global scale. Industry stalwarts will select five budding designers to showcase their collections at the India Fashion Week. Gen-Z is a platform for designers who are from a year into their label to maximum 3 years. The selected designers will be groomed by industry leaders, showcased on India's largest fashion platform and managed by 6Degree to give their label a head-start in business and brand growth. FDCI President Sunil Sethi said in a statement: "As a representative of fashion designers in India, we feel responsible to usher the business of fashion in India, forward. And that requires young and creative designers to come and share the respon