Many people, including serving and retired officers of the armed forces, attended the funeral prayers of the former president and military ruler General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday.
The funeral prayers were offered at the Polo Ground Malir Garrison area at around 2 pm. On Monday night, a plane brought Musharraf’s body along with his widow, son and daughter. The arrival of the particular flight was delayed by a few hours.
The body of Musharraf was brought to the venue with full military honours. After receiving the coffin draped in the national flag, a contingent of army troops presented the guard of honour. Musharraf served as the chief of the army staff from 1998 to 2007. Musharraf came into power due to a bloodless coup on October 12, 1999, after overthrowing the then-government of Nawaz Sharif. Musharraf later served as the president of the country from 2001 to 2008.
