Former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) passes away after a prolonged illness, at a hospital in Dubai, news agency ANI reported citing Pakistan’s Geo News.
Gen. Musharraf, 78, 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 a treason case for suspending the Constitution in 2007.
(With Agency Inputs)