Pervez PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
had barred former prime minister Benazir Bhutto
... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in...
from coming back to Pakistain, DawnNews reported on Thursday.
This he said while recording his statement with the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi in Benazir Bhutto liquidation case via video link from America.
Siegel, who was also Benazir's friend, recorded in his statement that "Musharraf had told Benazir her life would be in danger if she returns to Pakistain".
The American journalist claimed claims he was with the former prime minister on September 25, 2007, when she had received a call from Musharraf "threatening her with dire consequences if she returned to Pakistain."
In the conversation that followed, Benazir mentioned that it was the former general's responsibility to provide security to her, said Siegel. "On which Musharraf said to Benazir that provision of security depends on their mutual understanding and relations."