Dubai: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday. He was 79 years old. Musharraf was suffering from Amyloidosis disease for a long time. He was being treated at a hospital in Dubai. Pervez Musharraf was the President of Pakistan from 20 June 2001 to 18 August 2008.
Pervez Musharraf was born on 11 August 1943. After finishing college, at the age of 21, Pervez Musharraf joined the Pakistani Army as a junior officer.
Fought in 1965 and 1971 wars
He fought against India in the 1965 war. Pakistan lost this war. Despite this, Musharraf was given a medal by the Government of Pakistan for fighting bravely.
Musharraf also played an important role in the 1971 war. Seeing this, the government promoted him many times.
Ousted Sharif's elected govt in 1999
Pervez Musharraf became General in 1998. After becoming the army chief in 1998 in Nawaz Sharif's government, he ousted the country's elected government from power the very next year in 1999.
Nawaz Sharif's popularity was also decreasing at that time due to Pakistan's deteriorating economic condition, controversy over reforms and Kashmir crisis.
Led the Kargil infiltration
He led the Kargil infiltration that brought India and Pakistan to a war in 1999. Musharraf failed miserably. In his biography 'In the Line of Fire - A Memoir', General Musharraf wrote that he had vowed to capture Kargil. But he could not do so because of Nawaz Sharif.
Sharif's return from exile marked beginning of end of Pervez's regime
When Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from exile in 2007, it marked the beginning of the end of the Musharraf regime.
Musharraf declared a state of emergency to retain his power, but his party was subsequently defeated in the general elections held in February 2008.
Six months later, he resigned from the post to avoid impeachment and left the country.
Pervez Musharraf is believed to have earned millions of dollars by giving lectures around the world while living in London and Dubai. He never hid his desire to return to power in Pakistan.
Was declared a fugitive by a Pakistani court
In May 2016, Pervez Musharraf, facing charges of treason, was declared a fugitive by a Pakistani court. After this he went to Dubai.
Musharraf was hospitalized for several months. In June 2022, his family informed on Twitter that he was suffering from a disease called Amyloidosis, due to which all his organs had stopped functioning. Now there is no scope left for recovery.
Met Vajpayee In 2005
Musharraf wanted to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee but the then Manmohan Singh government was evasive. But Musharraf was determined to meet Vajpayee. This meeting took place on 18 April 2005.
Musharraf had his convoy stopped at 6 Krishna Menon Marg on his way to Palam airport to return to Pakistan. He met Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said, 'Sir, if you were the Prime Minister, today the relationship between the two countries would have been different.'
Had five meetings with Indian PMs
Musharraf had five meetings with Indian Prime Ministers — two with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and three with Manmohan Singh. He retained his characteristic intransigence and sense of self-importance through these meetings, which ensured they resulted in only modest achievements, and largely added to the list of lost opportunities to improve bilateral relations.
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