Musharraf 's rise through the military helped him cement his political power in Pakistan . He deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999 . Musharraf 's popularity plummeted in 2007 after he suspended a senior judge . Musharraf 's father was a career diplomat , which saw him spend his early childhood in Turkey due to his father 's assignment in Ankara . The Supreme Court ordered that all judges be reinstated, but it was too late for Musharraf to reinstate them before elections were due.
Musharraf 's rise through the military helped him cement his political power in Pakistan . He deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999 . Musharraf 's popularity plummeted in 2007 after he suspended a senior judge . The Supreme Court ordered that all judges be reinstated, but it was too late for Musharraf to reinstate them before elections were due.