Guwahati: Former President of Pakistan and chief of army Parvez Musharraf breathed his last on Sunday at an American hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), several reports have claimed.
Initial reports indicated that Musharraf was receiving medical attention at the hospital for a prolonged sickness.
Local media reports have quoted family members saying that the former four-star military general of Pakistan passed away from amyloidosis.
According to reports, he spent a few weeks in the hospital owing to complications from his illness.
It may be noted that Musharraf was the 10th president of Pakistan after a successful military coup in 1999. He served as the 10th CJCSC from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th top general from 1998 to 2007.
According to Pervez Musharraf’s family, he is in a serious health and has malfunctioning organs as of June 2022.
A message from the family of Pervez Musharraf said his organs are malfunctioning and also stated that “healing is not conceivable.”
“He is not on the ventilator. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis). Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning. Pray for ease in his daily living,” read the message on Pervez Musharraf’s official Twitter handle.
The tweet by Pervez Musharraf’s family came after reports of his death in several Pakistani media outlets caused confusion because the report was refuted by a number of other outlets.
Musharraf, who was born in 1943, presided over Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. Musharraf has spent the previous six years in Dubai receiving treatment for amyloidosis, a condition that affects connective tissues and organs and impairs normal functioning. Musharraf is also facing prosecution in his own country for the 2007 murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.