General Pervez Musharraf, former Army Chief and President of Pakistan, died on Sunday after a prolonged illness. Musharraf, suffering from a disease called amyloidosis, was undergoing treatment at the American Hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Musharraf was suffering from a disease called amyloidosis. There were many turning points in Pervez Musharraf’s life when he had to take very difficult decisions.
In the year 2008, during the presidential term, complete preparations were made to impeach him. Two political parties came on one platform and wanted to impeach Musharraf, their demand was that either Musharraf should resign or get ready for impeachment. The decision was very difficult, but instead of facing impeachment, Musharraf thought it better to resign from the post of President and went to Britain shortly after leaving the post. Read further what were the ups and downs in Pervez Musharraf’s life.
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11 August 1943: Born in Daryaganj, Delhi
1961: Pakistan military academy selection
1998: Pakistan’s army chief
1999: Took power by removing Nawaz Sharif
2001: Declared himself President while serving as army chief in
2002: became president for 5 years after a controversial referendum
2007: become president again
3 November 2007: Emergency imposed in Pakistan
28 November 2007: resigned from the post of army chief
15 December 2007: emergency lifted
August 2008: Resigns from the post of President amid speculation that the impeachment case will be conducted
31 July 2009: Pakistan’s Supreme Court called the decision of emergency unconstitutional
06 August 2009: Called the allegations against him baseless and went to Britain
23 January 2012: Pakistan’s parliament passed a resolution that Musharraf should be arrested as soon as he returns.
March 24, 2013: returned to Pakistan for elections
08 April 2013: Supreme Court summons in treason case
12 December 2013: Special court summoned in treason case
02 Jan 2014: got sick and got hospitalized
March 16, 2016: Got permission to get treatment abroad
11 May 2016: Special court declared absconder in sedition case
9 November 2018: Court told Musharraf’s lawyer – ask him to return
March 31, 2019: SC orders to appear on May 2 in treason case
19 November 2019: The special court announced the verdict on November 28.
23 November 2019: filed a petition in the Lahore High Court
27 November 2019: HC restrains special court from pronouncing verdict in sedition case
5 December 2019: The special court said that now the verdict will be pronounced on December 17.
17 December 2019: Special court sentences Musharraf to death
5 February 2023: Died due to illness at the American Hospital in Dubai