as he took after taking over the country's reins. He was elected as the president through a referendum in 2002 and remained in office till 2008, Geo News reported. During his tenure, the military leader accepted the US proposal for Pakistan to become a frontline ally after the 9/11 incident. Later in 2004, he was elected as a president in uniform for five year via 17th Amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan. Musharraf is also known for anti-constitutional measures to depose the judges of Supreme Court in November 2007, which marked the beginning of Lawyers' Movement - also known as the Movement for the Restoration of Judiciary, Geo News reported. Following a movement led by the political parties, Musharraf resigned as the president on August 18, 2008. The former military ruler was sentenced to death by a special court on December 17, 2019, under Article 6 of the Constitution. A case of high treason was filed against him during Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) tenure. Musharraf was present in the court on March 31, 2016, when he was indicted on the charges. Later, he flew out of the country due to his illness, Geo News reported. Reacting to the news, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad, and tri-services chiefs expressed heartfelt condolences on the former army chief's demise. /IANS