Pervez Musharraf's presidency in pictures

May 30 1999: Indian soldiers fire artillery at Pakistani troops in Kargil, the northernmost part of the divided Kashmir region Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

October 13 1999: Pakistan's army chief, General Pervez Musharraf, addresses the nation on state television after toppling the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, in a military coup Photograph: AFP

February 5 2001: Musharraf gestures during an address to refugees in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP

June 20 2001: Musharraf reviews his honour guard as he is sworn in as president in Islamabad Photograph: Tariq Aziz/AP

February 12 2002: Musharraf shakes hands with the US president, George Bush, at the White House after Pakistan pledged support for America's "war on terror" in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks Photograph: Win McNamee/Reuters

October 10 2002: A Pakistani man uses a stamp to vote at a Rawalpindi polling station in the first general elections since Musharraf seized power Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty

December 25 2003: Pakistani soldiers stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack on Musharraf's motorcade in Rawalpindi Photograph: Mian Khursheed/Reuters

November 17 2007: Commuters pass burning tyres lit by Pakistan People's party activists to protest at the state of emergency declared by Musharraf in Islamabad Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP

November 29 2007: Musharraf listens to the national anthem before taking the oath of office for his five-year term as a civilian president after stepping down as head of the army Photograph: John Moore/Getty

February 14 2008: Supporters of Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, carry away a banner of Bhutto after a campaign rally in Faisalabad Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP

February 18 2008: A crowd stands behind a locked security gate as the former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif casts his ballot at a polling station in Lahore Photograph: Liu Jin/AFP

February 18 2008: A Pakistani voter casts a ballot near Peshawar in critical national and provincial elections Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty

February 19 2008: Supporters of Nawaz Sharif, the head of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-N, celebrate in Lahore after opposition parties defeated Musharraf's party in national elections Photograph: John Moore/Getty

June 13 2008: Anti-Musharraf lawyers chant slogans outside the presidential palace in Islamabad Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP

August 14 2008: Pakistan Muslim League supporters burn a picture of Musharraf as they chant in Multan Photograph: Asim Tanveer /Reuters

August 18 2008: Musharraf announces his resignation on state television in the face of looming impeachment proceedings Photograph: EPA

August 18 2008: Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party share sweets to celebrate Musharraf's resignation in Multan Photograph: Asim Tanveer /Reuters

August 18 2008: Musharraf salutes as he leaves the presidential house in Islamabad Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP