Ruckus in Pak Senate as lawmakers bicker over offering prayers to Musharraf

Islamabad: Sharp differences among political leaders came to the fore in Pakistan’s Senate on Monday over the offering of prayers for the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who died in Dubai following a prolonged illness.

Musharraf, the 79-year-old bespectacled moustachioed four-star general of the Pakistan Army, died



at the American Hospital in Dubai on Sunday, following a protracted illness. He had been living in self-exile in the UAE since 2016.

Pakistani Parliament follows a tradition of offering Fateha (prayers) for the departed soul when a leading politician or personality of the country dies.