Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf dies. The ex-head of the country died after a long illness, the details of which are not known to the general public. This is reported by the Pakistani edition of Geo News..

Musharraf was a four-star general who ruled the country of South Asia from 1999 to 2008. He ruled in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, New York tower attacks and tried to meet American demands during the War on Terror.. After the resignation, the official confirmed that Pakistan supported proxy forces, including the Taliban in Afghanistan, to counter restrictions from India..

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Musharraf has been living in exile since the change of power in Pakistan in 2008. It is known that, at least part of the time after the resignation of Musharraf, he stayed in the United Arab Emirates..

Earlier it became known about the death of former head of the Pentagon Ash Carter.