DUBAI: Preparations are reported to have been completed by Pakistan’s mission in Dubai to transport mortal remains of former military ruler General Retired Pervez Musharraf to his home country.
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The Pakistan Consulate General Dubai has reportedly issued the NOC for transporting Pervez Musharraf’s body to Karachi. The former ruler’s body will be transported on a flight from Al Maktoum International Airport to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport.
The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said that the Pakistani mission in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facilitating the late Pervez Musharraf’s family to bring his body to Pakistan.
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Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has passed away in Dubai at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness on Sunday. The former military ruler had been undergoing treatment for an ailment at an American Hospital in Dubai.
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The 79-year-old former president and chief of army staff had been suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body.
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