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2023-02-06 India-Pakistan

Pak: Former president Gen (retd) Perv passes on to glory at 79

More on yesterday’s brief obit.

[GEO.TV] Former president General (retd) Pervez Perv Musharraf
Pervez <q>Perv</q> Musharraf

...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 Rawalpindi, 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.

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#1 ..."Passed away" or "helped along"?

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-02-06 13:15|| 2023-02-06 13:15|| Front Page Top

#2 A bit of history. Friday, June 3, 2005,
Fighting Words, Hidden Pacts, By: Mohammad Shehzad
The Pakistani military establishment's fondness for Islamist fundamentalists, jihadists and rightwing groups remains as strong as ever, and the May 15 Convocation of Deeni Madaris (religious seminaries)... provide the latest evidence to this effect.
On May 15, Wafaqul Medaris Al Arabia (a coalition of more than 9,000 Deobandi seminaries that claims to be the original patron and creator of the Taliban) organized a grand convocation in the immediate vicinity of the Parliament..., at the state-owned Convention Center... Venomous speeches against the US were made on the occasion; jihad was glorified; Government policies in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kashmir were condemned.
The May 15 Convocation was both unusual and, in many respects, incredible. The state owns and runs the majestic Convention Center... It is the most elite venue in Islamabad. Securing access for a program is no easy matter, and it is not the kind of place that has often lent itself to extremist political or religious outburst. This is the first time that this facility was extended to such an organization, and to give vent to their fury against the US.
It is clear that two powerful players continue to dominate Pakistani politics - the Army and the mullahs. The convention creates doubts about Musharraf's 'enlightened moderation' and his claims of liberalism. There is mounting evidence that the regime is strengthening a minuscule but violent minority instead of encouraging the silent and peace-loving majority. The May 15 Convocation brought together thousands of clerics... including the self-proclaimed 'spiritual leaders' of the Taliban - Maulana Samiul Haq, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, former Inter Services Intelligence Chief (ISI) Hamid Gul, and Qazi Hussain Ahmad. Former Prime Minister Shujaat Hussain, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad and Minister for Religious Affairs Ejaz ul Haq represented the Government.
And it was downhill for Pakistan (and for Musharraf) ever since.

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