Breaking: Ex-Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai

ALBAWABA – Former Pakistan’s President General Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai after a prolonged illness.

He was aged 79 and ruled Pakistan in a bloodless coup for nearly 10 years starting 1979.

The four-star general died in hospital in Dubai on Sunday morning, according to media reports and a senior security official who spoke to AFP.

“I can confirm that the late general breathed his last in Dubai this morning … He is no more,” the official, who asked not to be named, told AFP.