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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after long illness

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his condolences following the death

Evening Standard

Reactions to the death of former Pakistan President Musharraf

Following are reactions to the death on Sunday of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf:

Reuters

Pervez Musharraf: The Pakistani ex-president’s chequered legacy

The former army chief, who seized power in a coup, died at the age of 79 in Dubai after a prolonged illness.

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Ex-Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf, who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died. He was 79.

WEKU

Pakistan's Former President Pervez Musharraf Passes Away

Former Pakistan President and chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf passed away. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf has died at the age of 79

Gen Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that hit Pakistan after its founding

Wales Online

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies

An offical says Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died

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Pakistan's Former President Pervez Musharraf Dies

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai, the army and local media said Sunday. Senior military chiefs "express heartfelt condolences on sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf", a brief statement released by the military's media wing said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan's Musharraf, military ruler who allied with the U.S. and promoted moderate Islam

Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal values in the conservative Muslim country.

Reuters

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79

Former military ruler of Pakistan died at a hospital in Dubai following a prolonged illness.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's former President Musharraf, key U.S. ally against al Qaeda, is dead

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the militant group's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, died in Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.

Reuters

Imran Khan shooting another violent moment in Pakistan’s political history

From the assassination of its first PM in 1951, the country has suffered waves of brutal sectarian conflict and murders

The Guardian - UK

Tea with benefits: Lessons from the Royal Family

Our politicians can learn from the British Royal Family how to gather public goodwill by giving themselves a cuddly makeover

The Hindu

Pervez Musharraf’s wish to return to Pakistan reopens debate about his rule

The exile who once led a military dictatorship is in hospital and a spokesperson has said his wish to come home should be granted

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Al Jazeera

Family: Former Pakistan military ruler Musharraf gravely ill

Musharraf has been hospitalised for three weeks and family have asked for prayers for his health.

The Independent UK

Family: Pakistan ex-ruler Musharraf critically ill in Dubai

The family of Pakistan’s former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf says he is critically ill and has been hospitalized in Dubai since last month

The Hindu

The troubled innings of a Pakistan Prime Minister

Imran Khan’s brand of populism may well continue to thrive despite his fall, even as Pakistan dreams of a progressive politics

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The Hindu

At the General’s pleasure

Pakistan’s democracy has a fatal flaw, which is the all-powerful Army and its vested interests

Newslaundry

Nawaz’s narrative: It’s not about India, it’s only about Pakistan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems to have decided that he isn’t going to go down without a fight, even if it means taking on the all-powerful, military-dominated “establishment”.

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