A burial is expected later on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Musharraf, who fled Pakistan in 2016 for medical treatment after a travel ban was lifted,A burial is expected later in the day.
Musharraf seized power in a 1999 bloodless coup and was acting simultaneously as Pakistan’s army chief, chief executive, and president when the 9/11 attacks on the United States took place. The general twice suspended the constitution and was accused of rigging a referendum shoring up his power, as well as rampant rights abuses.“In the end he left Pakistanis with a deep distaste for direct military rule – so that even though the military wields much power behind the scenes now, it does not want to be in power directly again,” Madiha Afzal, an analyst from the Brookings Institution, told AFP.That decision put him in the crosshairs of militants, who made several attempts on his life.
Senior military chiefs “express heartfelt condolences on sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf”, a brief statement released by the military’s media wing said Sunday. AFP
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