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Former Pakistani ruler Pervez Musharraf dies

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Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf Source: AAP

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A former military ruler of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf has died age 79, after spending years in self-imposed exile and battling an illness in hospital.

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