Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 after long illness

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has died at the age of 79. Pakistan media reports said he died in hospital in Dubai on February 5, 2023, after a long illness and years of self-imposed exile. Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after taking over in a bloodless coup in 1999. He fled the country in 2008 after his party lost Pakistan’s first democratic election in 11 years. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook:   / scmp   Twitter:   / scmpnews   Instagram:   / scmpnews   Linkedin:   / south-china-morning-post   #scmp #Asia #Pakistan