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Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies

People watch a TV news report about the death of former Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf at a coffee shop in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

People watch a TV news report about the death of former Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf at a TV shop in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

FILE - Then Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf gestures at a news conference, Thursday March 23, 2000, in Islamabad. Gen. Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. He was 79.(AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

FILE - Then United States Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, right, smiles as he meets with then President General Pervez Musharraf at the executive residence in Islamabad on Nov. 4, 2001. Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023,. He was 79.(AP photo/Jason Reed, File)

FILE - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and his wife Sehba pose in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on July 15, 2001. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/Sherwin Crasto, File)

People watch a TV news report about the death of former Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf at a TV shop in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

People watch a TV news report about the death of former Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf at a coffee shop in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

FILE - President of Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf salutes on April 9, 2002 at a public rally in Lahore, Pakistan. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed US war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/Zia Mazhar, File)

FILE - Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan, talks during the launch of his new political party, the "All Pakistan Muslim League" in central London on Oct. 1, 2010. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed US war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

FILE - Then U.S. President George W. Bush, right, shakes hands with then Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, on Sept. 22, 2006, at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington. Gen. Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. He was 79. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE - General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, left, talks to Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat on Aug. 23, 2001, at the Presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. He was 79. (AP Photo/Hussein Hussein, File)

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, gives a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Oct. 16, 2001. Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. He was 79. (AP Photo/John McConnico, File)

FILE - Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, left, and Chinese President Jiang Zemin talk during a signing ceremony to further cooperation in the Great Hall of the People on Dec 20, 2001. Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. He was 79. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, center, and his wife Sehba Musharraf, 3rd right, pose with Pakistani children clad in traditional dresses during the 54th anniversary celebration of Pakistan's Independence Day at Presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan on Aug 14, 2001. Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. He was 79. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, File)

FILE - Then U.S. President Bush, right, shakes hands with then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at a news conference at New York's Waldorf - Astoria Hotel, on Nov. 10, 2001. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died.(AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)

FILE - Then Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, left, is greeted by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, on July 14, 2001. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/John McConnico, File)

FILE - Afghanistan interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai, right, welcomes Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on April 2, 2002, at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. That was Musharraf's first visit to Kabul. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)

FILE - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, right, chats with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan at Pakistan Human Development Forum on Jan 24, 2002 in Islamabad, Pakistan. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, File)

FILE - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf listens to the national anthem before being sworn in as the country's civilian president at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Nov. 29, 2007. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed US war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, File)

FILE - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Nov. 10, 2001, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed US war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/Beth Keiser, File)

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies