Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf died at the age of 79 following a prolonged illness, media wings of the Pakistani President Secretariat and Prime minister announced Sunday.
Pakistani President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed their condolences over the death of Musharraf, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.
Musharraf served as president of Pakistan from 2001 and 2008.