Islamabad, Feb 05: Former President of Pakistan, General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, passed away on Sunday at the age of 79 at a hospital in Dubai, Pakistan’s Geo News reported.
The former military ruler passed away after a prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment at American Hospital Dubai.
A senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Fawad Hussain, took to Twitter to extend his condolences and wrote, “Pervez Musharraf passed away, he was a great person, always Pakistan first was his thought and ideology. May God have mercy on him.”
On June 10, his family issued a statement on Twitter and said that the former army chief is at a stage where “recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning”. “He is not on the ventilator. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis). Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning. Pray for ease in his daily living,” the family said.
He was diagnosed with the life-threatening disease Amyloidosis in 2018 in the UAE. Amyloidosis is a rare disease that occurs when an abnormal protein builds up in organs and interferes with normal function.
Gen. Musharraf had left for Dubai in March 2016 for medical treatment and has not returned since.
He was declared a fugitive in the assassination case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the Red Mosque cleric killing case.
Musharraf, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, was charged with high treason and given a death sentence in 2019 for suspending the Constitution. His death sentence was later suspended, PTI reported.
