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General Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai

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Shailesh Khanduri
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Parvez Musharraf in UAE

New Delhi: Former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) passed away after a prolonged illness, at a hospital in Dubai, Pakistan's Geo News said on Sunday.

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Gen. Musharraf, 79, ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008.

Musharraf had been declared a fugitive in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto murder case and Red Mosque cleric killing case.

The former president, living in Dubai since 2016, was facing the treason case for suspending the Constitution in 2007.

The former military ruler left for Dubai in March 2016 for medical treatment and has not returned since.

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