Islamabad ¨C 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.
Musharraf, 79, died in a Dubai hospital on Sunday after a long illness after spending years in self-imposed exile, a spokesperson for the Pakistani mission in the United Arab Emirates said, confirming local media reports.
¡°I can confirm that he passed away this morning,¡± Shazia Siraj, spokesperson for Pakistan¡¯s consulate in Dubai and embassy in Abu Dhabi.
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