Court allows Musharraf to leave Pakistan

Pakistan's government was Thursday ordered to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, his lawyer said, in a court decision that could draw a line under a raft of legal troubles.
Musharraf has been battling several court cases since he returned to Pakistan last year to contest elections -- including treason charges for imposing emergency rule in 2007 -- stoking tensions between civilian authorities and the powerful military.
His exit from Pakistan could help ease those tensions at a time when the country is fighting a resurgent Taliban following a brazen attack on Karachi's airport this week that left dozens dead.
Presiding judge Muhammad Ali Mazhar of the Sindh High Court in Karachi said the ban "placing the name of retired General Pervez Musharraf on the Exit Control List is struck down," according to AFP.