Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf, is dead

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former president, has died at the age of 79 after a protracted illness, BBC is reporting.

In the statement confirming the death, the Pakistani military said it expressed its “heartfelt condolences” and added: “May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family.”

Mr Musharraf, a military officer, seized power in a coup in 1999 and was later civilian president between 2001 and 2008.

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