Staff Report
KARACHI: Former president of Pakistan General (retired) Pervez Musharraf was laid to rest in a military graveyard in Karachi on Tuesday.
The former president’s funeral prayer was held at the Polo Ground of Malir Cantonment shortly before his burial was performed.
The funeral prayer was attended by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad, former army chiefs General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, and General (retd) Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leaders Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Mustafa Kamal, Farooq Sattar, Aminul Haque, Faisal Subzwari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Amir Muqam, and other prominent personalities were also among the attendees of the funeral prayer of the ex-president.
Pervez Musharraf breathed his last in Dubai on Sunday
The mortal remains of the former military ruler were brought to Karachi on Monday night in a special plane from the UAE — after several delays in the flight.
Before leaving for Sindh’s capital city, his body was given Ghusl (ritual washing and shrouding of the deceased ahead of burial) in Sonapur, Dubai.
Along with the deceased’s body, the ex-army chief’s widow and their children were also flown in from the Gulf state.
Upon arrival, the aircraft was parked near the old terminal at the airport. The body and the bereaved family were then taken to their destination under tight security.
The bereaved family formally approached Pakistan’s consulate in Dubai on Sunday, seeking permission to shift the body.
Musharraf was under treatment for amyloidosis at the American Hospital in Dubai for a long time.
It is worth mentioning that the former president’s mother was buried in Dubai while his father was laid to rest in Karachi.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif, and other politicians had prayed for the ex-president’s forgiveness, who had not returned to the country since 2016.
