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PervMusharraf
...former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date. They'll hang him if they can catch him...passed away in a Dubai hospital at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness, his family confirmed on Sunday.
The former military ruler was undergoing treatment for amyloidosis at American Hospital Dubai.
Musharraf's family has filed an application in the Pak consulate in Dubai to shift the former military leader's body to Pakistain.
A special jet will fly to Dubai from Nur Khan airbase to bring Musharraf's mortal remains back to Pakistain.
Last year, reports circulated of Musharraf's death but they were rubbished by the All Pakistain Moslem League (APML), which was the political party established by the former president.
The party had refuted the news related to him being at death's door or on a ventilator. It added that Musharraf was being treated for amyloidosis at his home and his condition was stable.
Amyloidosis is a condition which is caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein in organs and tissues that prevents them from working properly.
The paradoxical legacy of Gen Musharraf
[Dawn] I first met Gen Musharraf at Army House in RawalÂpindi, ten days after the coup which brought him to power in Oct 1999. His piquant sense of humour, frankness and affable personality came as a marked contrast to the military ruler that came before him.