Former Military Ruler Musharraf's Body To Be Flown To Pakistan

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (file photo)

The body of Pakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who became a key U.S. ally during the "war on terror," is expected to be repatriated on February 6.

Musharraf, who fled Pakistan in 2016 for medical treatment after a travel ban was lifted, died on February 5, aged 79, in Dubai after a long illness.

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Senior officials who asked not to be named said his body would be repatriated on February 6, with a burial expected later in the day.