DUBAI: The mortal remains of former president and army chief General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who passed away after a prolonged illness on Sunday, will be repatriated to Pakistan from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today (Monday).
Musharraf’s body has been kept at the mortuary of a hospital in Dubai and it will be airlifted to Pakistan via a special jet at 11:30am Pakistan time.
The Pakistani embassy in the UAE had issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the repatriation of Musharraf’s mortal remains to Pakistan at the request of his family.
The former military leader’s wife, Sehba Musharraf, son Bilal Musharraf and daughter Ayla Musharraf will bring the deceased’s body to Pakistan.
Doctors have suggested an immediate burial after the body reaches Pakistan.
Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf passes away
The former president died at the age of 79 during treatment at American Hospital Dubai of his prolonged ailment. He was being treated for amyloidosis.
Amyloidosis is the name for a group of rare, serious conditions caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body.
Musharraf’s family had filed an application in the Pakistani consulate in Dubai to repatriate the former president’s body.
‘Musharraf to be laid to rest in Karachi’
Sources within the family confirmed that Musharraf will be buried at a Karachi graveyard.
The former president’s mother was buried in Dubai while his father was laid to rest in Karachi.
“His [Musharraf] passport has been cancelled,” diplomatic officials said, adding that the special plane carrying the body of the former army chief will land in Rawalpindi.
Earlier, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch had confirmed that they were facilitating the transportation of the mortal remains of the ex-army chief.
“Our missions in the UAE are in contact with the family and are facilitating the transportation of the mortal remains,” she had added.
