Pervez Musharraf’s body to be repatriated to Pakistan for burial today

The former president’s remains will be brought back to the United States by special aircraft on Monday morning.

At 11 a.m., the aircraft will land at Nur Khan Airbase after departing Al Maktoum Airport.

Musharraf is expected to be buried in the army cemetery in Rawalpindi, according to sources.

The former president’s family had applied to the Pakistani consulate in Dubai to have his body returned to Pakistan.

A no-objection certificate has been issued by the Pakistani Consulate General in Dubai to make the process easier for the family.

The consulate said through Consul General Hassan Afzal Khan that they are in close contact with the family and will help in any way they can. The nation is getting ready to say goodbye to the late leader.

Amyloidosis, a rare disease characterized by the accumulation of an abnormal protein known as amyloid in the body’s organs and tissues, was the cause of Musharraf’s death early Sunday morning in Dubai, where he had been living since 2016.

A brief statement issued by the military’s media wing stated, “Express heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf.” The family of the deceased should receive strength and blessings from Allah.

The entire nation, together with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President Dr. Arif Alvi, politicians, celebrities, and others, offered their condolences on the passing of former President Gen. (retd.) Pervez Musharraf.

The legacy of Pervez Musharraf Musharraf seized power in a peaceful coup in 1999 after Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister at the time, tried to remove him from his position as army chief. Sharif had appointed him above more senior officers a year earlier.

He avoided at least three assassinations during his more than seven years in office while directing a period of economic expansion.

In a 2002 referendum, Musharraf won a five-year term as president, but he didn’t quit as army chief until late 2007.

He lost favor after attempting to fire the chief justice, and his easygoing charm also failed to conceal the blurring of the divide between the state and army.

The national mood deteriorated even further after Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in December 2007 and his allies suffered crushing losses in the 2008 elections, leaving him isolated.

When Musharraf was disqualified from running in an election that was won by Nawaz Sharif, the person he deposed in 1999, his plan to return to power in 2013 was shattered.

After a travel ban was lifted in 2016, Musharraf took a plane to Dubai to get medical care.

He was found guilty of treason in absentia three years later for his decision to impose emergency rule in 2007. However, the decision was later overturned by a court.

Musharraf’s father was laid to rest in Karachi, while his mother is said to be resting peacefully in Dubai.