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Feb 2023
24m 11s

Pervez Musharraf: Power in Pakistan

Bbc World Service
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Pervez Musharraf, the former Pakistani army chief who masterminded a coup in 1999 and ruled the country for nine years, has died in Dubai aged 79 after a long illness. Stephen Sackur spoke to General Musharraf in 2014, after he had returned from exile to Pakistan in an attempt to revive his political career. What did his rise and fall tell us about the realities of power in Pakistan?

Image: Pervez Musharraf, pictured in 2013 (Credit: Mian Khursheed/Reuters)

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