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The funeral prayers of former military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf were offered on Tuesday at the Polo Ground in Karachi's Malir Cantt, the military's media wing said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, CJCSC General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, senior serving and retired army officers, relatives of the deceased, and a large number of civil and military officials attended the funeral. #DawnToday | Dawn.com

Former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf was laid to rest at an army cemetery on Tuesday and his funeral prayers were offered at Gul Muhar Polo Ground in Malir Cantt. The funeral was attended by senior officials amongst others. The former military ruler passed away at 79 on Sunday in Dubai. Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nearly nine years, starting when then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to remove him as army chief, having appointed him above more senior officers a year earlier. E

Seventeen years ago on this day, Pervez Musharraf orchestrated a military coup against the Nawaz Sharif government in Pakistan. | Scroll