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General Musharraf’s Five Years in Power

In the elections of 2002, the General felt that it was important for him to secure a majority in parliament in order to be able to rule effectively and satisfy national and international public opinion,  that Pakistan was moving towards a democratic order. In order to acquire the majority, the Inter Service Intelligence Agency (ISI), which over the years, largely by collaboration of political parties, has grown into a powerful parallel government, was used to advise and browbeat politicians to join the King’s Party. In order to keep on the right side of the religious parties, the religious educational qualifications of their candidates for elections were recognized as equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts degree which was a requirement for contesting elections. Moreover, the alliance of religious parties was allowed to keep the ‘Book ‘, (which to the majority of the people symbolized the ‘Quran’) as their election symbol. They were thus helped to secure a large number of assembly seats, particularly in the North West Frontier Province and in Balochistan, which they could otherwise not have done. It was hoped- probably correctly- that they would live up to their past and support the military regime on vital issues.

Selectivity rather than impartiality became the norm in the accountability of politicians. This was done sparingly before the 2002 election and widely before the formation of the elected government. Important principles were sacrificed to secure a majority and known criminals were made ministers. In order to secure majorities in the National and Sindh assemblies, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was inducted into the government in the centre and in Sindh. It is generally believed that its leader Altaf Hussain, who has become a British national and has not visited Pakistan for more than twelve years, advises and influences the central government and the government of Sindh

Senior military chiefs “express heartfelt condolences on sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf”, a brief statement released by the military's media wing said. "May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to bereaved family."

President Arif Alvi expressed his grief as he offered his condolences to the bereaved family, the President’s secretariat said in a press release.

The president also prayed for the high ranks of the departed soul and for the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude.

Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943, in Delhi and completed his early education at St Patrick's High School in Karachi. The former president pursued higher education at Forman Christian College in Lahore.

Musharraf has been declared a fugitive in the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto murder case and Red Mosque cleric killing case. The former president, living in Dubai since 2016, was facing the treason case for suspending the Constitution in 2007.

The former military ruler had left for Dubai in March 2016 for medical treatment and had not returned since.

Musharraf had been hospitalised due to complications arising of the medical condition he is suffering from called amyloidosis, his family had informed in a Twitter message.

A rare disease, amyloidosis leads to abnormal deposition of some forms of proteins in various body tissues leading to organ damage.

Musharraf rose to national prominence after prime minister Nawaz Sharif promoted him to four-star general in 1998, making Musharraf the head of the armed forces. He led the Kargil infiltration, which triggered a war between India and Pakistan in 1999.

In 2020, the Lahore High Court declared “unconstitutional” all ac

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Pervez Musharraf, a politician and military officer who was born on 11 August, 1943, and died on 5 February, 2023, was Pakistan's tenth president from 2001 to 2008. He also held the positions of 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007 and 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1998 to 2001.

Early Life of Pervez Musharraf

In India during the British Empire, Pervez Musharraf was born to Syed and Zarin Musharraf. His family moved to Pakistan four years later he did so because India was about to be divided.

His father, was in Indian government, began working for the newly established Pakistani government and was sent to the Foreign Ministry. In 1949, he and his family relocated to Ankara, Turkey, following his initial appointment there. Pervez Musharraf studied at Saint Patrick's School in Karachi after returning to Pakistan in 1957. He later earned a degree from Forman Christian College University in Lahore.

He enrolled in the Pakistan Military Academy in 1961 and earned a bachelor's degree there in 1964.

Education Of Pervez Musharraf

Following the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, Musharraf relocated to Karachi with his family from New Delhi. Living in Turkey from 1949 to 1956, he was the son of a career diplomat. In 1964, he enlisted in the army, went to the Royal College of Defense Studies in London, and graduated from the Army Command and Staff College in Quetta. He taught in the National Defense College's combat wing and the Staff College in Quetta, in addition to having other assignments in infantry, artillery, and commando units.

Musharraf Military Career

He participated in the wars between India and Pakistan in 1965 and 1971. He became Chief of the Armed Forces in October 1998, upon Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's appointment. It is widely accepted that Musharraf was a major player in the summer 1999 invasion of the area of disputed Kashmir that India controls. Sharif eventually ordered