PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, FORMER MILITARY RULER PASSED AWAY AGED 79

Sun 05 February 2023:

Pervez Musharraf, a former president and retired general, died on Sunday after a protracted struggle with the rare disease amyloidosis. He was 79.

In a statement issued immediately after his demise, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and all the services chiefs have expressed heartfelt condolences.

“May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family,” the military’s media wing said.

چیئرمین سینیٹ محمدصادق سنجرانی نے سابق صدرجنرل(ر)پرویزمشرف کےانتقال پر گہرے دکھ اورافسوس کا اظہارکیاہے۔انہوں نے کہاکہ دکھ کی اس گھڑی میں لواحقین کے ساتھ انکےغم میں برابر کےشریک ہیں۔چیئرمین سینیٹ نےاللہ تعالیٰ سےدعاکی کہ مرحوم کے مغفرت اوردرجات بلندکرےاورغمزدہ خاندان کویہ صدمہ۔1/2

— Senate of Pakistan (@SenatePakistan) February 5, 2023

The former military ruler was hospitalised for three weeks in June last year. “Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning. Pray for ease in his daily living,” his family said at the time in a statement via Musharraf’s official Twitter account.

BREAKING: FORMER PAKISTAN ARMY CHIEF GENERAL PERVEZ MUSHARRAF GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE

Musharraf was charged on March 30, 2014 for suspending the Constitution on November 3, 2007.

In the high treason case against Musharraf, a special court gave him the death penalty on December 17, 2019.

The former military leader left Pakistan in March 2016 for medical treatment in Dubai and hasn’t been back since.

Pervez Musharraf

Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943 in Delhi, British India. He got his commission from the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul on April 19, 1961.

Upon getting his commission, the former dictator joined the special services group.

The military ruler also took part in the 1965 and 1971 wars.

He was promoted to the rank of general in 1998 and took over as the chief of army staff (COAS) a post he held till 2007. A year later on October 12, 1999, Gen (retd) Musharraf usurped power in a coup d’etat.

Musharraf remained the longest-serving president of Pakistan as he took over the country’s reins. He was elected as the president through a referendum in 2002 and remained in office till 2008.

Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is the name for a group of rare, serious conditions caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body. The build-up of amyloid proteins (deposits) can make it difficult for the organs and tissues to work properly.

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