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Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf, who usurped power after a coup in October 1999 and ruled Pakistan till 2008, breathed his last at age of 79 in Dubai, after a protracted battle with a rare disease, amyloidosis.
The news of his death first emerged on social media in the morning before making it to the mainstream media following confirmation by the Pakistani consulate in Dubai and the family of the former army chief. The condition of the former dictator was said to be critical for the past few months, as his organs started to fail due to the fatal illness.
The body of Mr Musharraf, who will be laid to rest in Karachi, will be brought back to Pakistan thro*ugh a special flight that would leave for Dubai on Monday (today). In order to facilitate his family in the process of repatriation, the Cons*ulate General of Pakistan in Dubai has also issued a no-objection certificate (NOC). “We are in touch with the family and the consulate will facilitate in whatever way it can; the consulate has issued the no-objection certificate,” a media report quoted Consul General Hassan Afzal Khan as saying.
The news of his death first emerged on social media in the morning before making it to the mainstream media following confirmation by the Pakistani consulate in Dubai and the family of the former army chief. The condition of the former dictator was said to be critical for the past few months, as his organs started to fail due to the fatal illness.
The body of Mr Musharraf, who will be laid to rest in Karachi, will be brought back to Pakistan thro*ugh a special flight that would leave for Dubai on Monday (today). In order to facilitate his family in the process of repatriation, the Cons*ulate General of Pakistan in Dubai has also issued a no-objection certificate (NOC). “We are in touch with the family and the consulate will facilitate in whatever way it can; the consulate has issued the no-objection certificate,” a media report quoted Consul General Hassan Afzal Khan as saying.