Former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf's family has said that they have received communications from "official and unofficial" channels that the return of the ex-president to Pakistan will be "facilitated". "We sincerely appreciate these overtures since Pakistan is home," a message on behalf of his family on Musharraf's official Twitter handle said. It said that the family has to consider significant medical, legal and security challenges. "An uninterrupted supply and administration of experimental drug Daratumumab [is] needed alongside associated treatment of Amyloidosis that are currently not available in Pakistan," the message further said. Message from Family pic.twitter.com/TDFYUypJcH — Pervez Musharraf (@P_Musharraf) June 19, 2022 Earlier, the federal government had given a green signal to the ailing former military ruler, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, to return to Pakistan as soon as the legal requirements are fulfilled. The return of the ex-president is subject to the opinion and permission of his doctors, who have been consulted in this regard, the sources close to the ex-army chief said. If the doctors allowed the former president to travel then Musharraf will be flown to Pakistan from Dubai by air ambulance, they added. The 79-year-old former military ruler is suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body, according to his family. Also read: Musharraf's return a fait accompli: Gilani The build-up of amyloid proteins (deposits) can make it difficult for the organs and tissues to work properly. His family has said it was impossible for him to recover. He will likely be brought back to Islamabad or the second option is Karachi. Dr Muhammad Amjad, a close associate of Musharraf, confirmed to The Express Tribune that the federal government had honoured the desire of the ex-army chief to spend the rest of his life in Pakistan and allowed him to return to his homeland. Read: Ailing ex-president Musharraf ‘wants to spend rest of his life in Pakistan’ The former army chief, who ruled Pakistan for almost nine years, made the headlines again this month after he had expressed his wish to spend his remaining years in Pakistan. The sources close to the ex-army chief had also said that Musharraf wanted to move to Pakistan at the earliest. The report was followed by a statement by PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif wherein he had urged the PML-N government to allow the former dictator to come back. It may be noted here that Musharraf had come to power after toppling the government of then premier Nawaz. Similarly, the Pakistan Army's spokesperson Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar had expressed support for the return of Musharraf during a recent press briefing.
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