Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless 1999 coupPakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who became a key US ally during the"war on terror", died in a Dubai hospital on Sunday aged 79 after a long illness.

The decision -- made after the US issued a"for us or against us" ultimatum -- put him in the crosshairs of Islamist militants, who made several attempts on his life.- Rare illness - The four-star general died in hospital in Dubai on Sunday morning, according to media reports and a senior security official who spoke to AFP.

Many Pakistanis handed out sweets to celebrate his 1999 coup, which ended a corrupt and economically disastrous administration, and soon turned on the tap of foreign aid.

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