Former Pakistani president and army chief, Pervez Musharraf, handed away on the age of 79 in Dubai on Sunday, the place he had been residing in self-imposed exile. His household introduced in June that Musharraf was hospitalized with amyloidosis, a uncommon illness involving the build-up of proteins in organs.

Pakistan’s political and army officers expressed condolences over Musharraf’s demise. “Could Allah bless the departed soul and provides energy to the bereaved household,” the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, stated in a press release.

Musharraf joined the military at 18 and fought within the 1965 Indo-Pakistani struggle. He rose by means of the ranks and was appointed Chief of Military Employees in 1998. The subsequent yr, Musharraf overthrew the federal government in a cold coup.

Musharraf intently allied the nation with the US throughout Washington’s international “struggle on terror” that was launched within the wake of the 9/11 assaults on American soil. In consequence, the he turned a goal of Al-Qaeda and different extremists and had survived a minimum of three assassination makes an attempt. Pakistan, in the meantime, grew more and more reliant on army and safety assist from the US.

At residence, Musharraf enacted a number of liberal reforms that sought to broaden the rights of girls and modernize the nation. On the identical time, opponents accused him of authoritarianism when he suspended the structure in 2007 and imposed a state of emergency throughout Pakistan. Musharraf ultimately resigned in August 2008 amid an effort to question him.

In 2014, Pakistan’s prime courtroom indicted Musharraf for top treason in connection together with his 2007 emergency rule. The previous president left for the UAE for medical therapy in 2016 and had not returned since.

In 2019, the courtroom sentenced Musharraf to demise. The ex-president appealed the decision, which was then overturned in 2020.

Musharraf denied the accusations of treason. In 2010, he apologized for previous errors. “I take this chance to sincerely apologize to the entire nation for these mistaken choices,” he informed supporters on the time. “I’ve discovered my classes and I’m very certain I can’t repeat them once more.”

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