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  • Pervez Musharraf’s funeral prayers offered in Karachi

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    Former army chief and military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf’s funeral prayers were offered at a mosque in Karachi’s Malir Cantonment on Tuesday afternoon.

    The ex-president, who passed away in Dubai on Feb 5, will be laid to rest at an army graveyard near Kala Pull, All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) spokesperson Tahir Hussain said in a statement.

    Former army chiefs Qamar Javed Bajwa, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Aslam Beg attended the funeral.

    Politicians including MQM-P leaders Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi, Dr Farooq Sattar, PSP’s Mustafa Kamal, PML-N leader Amir Muqam, PTI leader and former Sindh governor Imran Ismail, former federal information minister Javed Jabbar, former FBR chairman Shabbir Zaidi and Musharraf’s son Bilal were in attendance, the APML spokesperson told.

    On Monday night, a special plane from Dubai carrying Musharraf’s body landed at the Karachi airport.