By: FPJ Web Desk | February 05, 2023
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf passed away after a prolonged illness in Dubai.
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Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943 in Delhi before partition and raised in Karachi.
Musharraf joined the Pakistan Army in 1961.
He was a veteran of 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars and was a commando in 1971 war.
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He was decorated with Imtiazi Sanad for gallantry when he jumped into a burning gun position to save lives of others.
Musharraf served as the Pakistan Army Chief from 1998-2007.
He was named as the main architect of Kargil War and an absonder in Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
Musharraf was the tenth President of Pakistan.