The Latest Breaking News from Pervez Musharraf

Following are reactions to the death on Sunday of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf:

The former army chief, who seized power in a coup, died at the age of 79 in Dubai after a prolonged illness.

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai, the army and local media said Sunday. Senior military chiefs "express heartfelt condolences on sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf", a brief statement released by the military's media wing said.

Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal values in the conservative Muslim country.

Former military ruler of Pakistan died at a hospital in Dubai following a prolonged illness.

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the militant group's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, died in Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.

From the assassination of its first PM in 1951, the country has suffered waves of brutal sectarian conflict and murders

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The exile who once led a military dictatorship is in hospital and a spokesperson has said his wish to come home should be granted