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Former president Pervez Musharraf laid to rest with military honours in Karachi

Former president Pervez Musharraf laid to rest with military honours in Karachi
February 7, 2023 Web Desk

KARACHI (92 News) - Former president Pervez Muharraf was laid to rest at Army Graveyard with full military honours on Tuesday.

Thousands of people, including his family members, social figures and high-ranking civil and military authorities, attended the funeral at Polo Ground, Malir Cantonment.

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Sahir Shamshad Mirza, former CJCSC Ihsanul Haq, former COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa and Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani attended the funeral.

MQM Pakistan leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Farooq Sattar, Federal Minister Aminul Haq and former federal minister Farogh Naseem were also present.

On February 5, Pervez Muharraf had passed away after a protracted illness in a hospital in Dubai. His wife, son and daughter also came to Pakistan along with the body.