KARACHI: The funeral prayer of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will be offered today at the Polo Ground of Malir Cantonment at 1:45 PM.
After several delays in the flight, the body of the former army chief was brought to Karachi in a special plane from the UAE on Monday night.
Earlier in the day, the deceased was given a ghusl (the ritual of bathing and shrouding the deceased before burial) in Sonapur, Dubai, where he breathed his last at the age of 79.
Along with the dead body of the deceased, the widow of the former army chief and his children also drowned.
On arrival, the plane was parked near the old terminal at the airport. The body and the victim’s family were then transported to their destination from the old terminal under tight security.
The bereaved family formally approached the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai on Sunday and sought permission to move the body.
It should be noted that the former president’s mother was buried in Dubai while his father was buried in Karachi.
It may be noted that General (retd) Musharraf died on Sunday where he was undergoing treatment for amyloidosis at the American Hospital in Dubai for a long time.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif and other politicians prayed for the forgiveness of the former president – who has not returned home since 2016.
