In a military takeover in 1999, Musharraf removed previous Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office. He chose himself as president in 2001 while still serving as the army’s commander, a position he held until 2008.
Where is Pervez Musharraf living now?
Since 2016, Musharraf had been residing in the United Arab Emirates. Author: Madeleine Hubbard February 5, 2023, 2:42 a.m. Dig Article According to a statement from the Pakistani military.
General Pervez Musharraf, the former president of Pakistan, passed away on Sunday at the age of 79 while living in self-imposed exile in Dubai.
Amyloidosis caused Musharraf’s demise. Due to the illness, he spent a year in the hospital. On February 6, his body is scheduled to be transported from Dubai to Pakistan.
He was branded a traitor and given a death sentence in absentia by a special court on December 17 for suspending and abrogating the constitution in November 2007.
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court Waqar Ahmed Seth oversaw the three-person special court panel that made the ruling. He is also the first general of the Pakistani Army to receive a death sentence.