Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was quizzed by a UN panel probing the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.<br/>Musharraf was interviewed by the UN commission of inquiry in New York last week shortly after the panel wrote to the Pakistan government saying it wanted to meet him. According to Geo News channel, the interview lasted for two hours. The channel quoted its sources and a communication to the government from Pakistan’s permanent representative at the UN as saying that Musharraf had sought strict confidentiality about the meeting with the UN commission.<br/>Geo TV also quoted its sources as saying that Musharraf had told the commission that a letter sent to Bhutto in 2007 had asked her not to return to Pakistan as there was a threat to her life. At that time, Bhutto was living in self-exile outside Pakistan. <br/>The sources quoted Musharraf as telling the UN panel that foolproof security was provided to Bhutto and there was no security failure that led to her killing.<br/>Musharraf also said Bhutto’s security team did not follow guidelines given by the government for protecting her.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | November 17, 2009 6:49 PM
Musharraf quizzed on Benazir assassination