Guest dada_rocks Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 http://www.indianexpress.com/story/254197.html Islamabad, December 25 : Former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhutto-led PPP on Tuesday alleged that the jammers provided to her by the government to protect her from bomb attacks during the election campaign were faulty and exposed her to a “high risk.†Rehman Malik, a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and Security Advisor to Bhutto, asked the Interior Ministry to provide “fault-free jammers along with a technician to ensure full protection†to her from any attempted attack. This is the third time that the PPP has complained to the Interior Ministry about jammers provided to Bhutto being faulty. Bhutto survived a suicide bomb attack on her homecoming rally in Karachi on October 18 that killed 140 people. In his letter to the Interior Secretary, Malik, a former Federal Investigation Agency chief, said: “I regret to inform that the jammers provided by Sindh Police to cover the movements of Benazir Bhutto on 23-12-2007 did not work, which is a serious lapse in the light of the serious security threat already conveyed to us by Brig Javed Iqbal Cheema, Director General, National Crisis Management Cell, Ministry of Interior.†“Similarly, the jammers provided for the protection of Benazir Bhutto during her trip to Rahimyar Khan on December 24 also failed to work, exposing (her) to a high risk.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Wow! So lets get this straight. Nawaz Sharif is not welcome, nor can he participate in the election. BB who can, and does, doesnt have enough Security. And we are essentially talking basic security here. Plus in a Army stronghold Rawalpindi getting such jammers shouldnt be a big deal. If this is true then BB's allegation of top dogs in Musharraf seems even more credible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 They say other countries have armies but Pakistan army has got a country.. they do whatever they feel like.. Even in those supposedly civilian rules these guys remain firmly in control.. Suicide bombing may not have been averted by jammers but this does tell one about the cavalier attitude towards the security provided to her.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky_lafanga Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I always maintained that most attacks on Mushy were stage managed. BB got owned most probably by Mushy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Bhutto said Musharraf failed to protect her: e-mail http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bhutto_said_Musharraf_failed_to_protect_her_e-mail/articleshow/2656940.cms If harmed in Pakistan, "I would hold Musharraf responsible," Bhutto wrote in the October email, revealed on air by CNN journalist Wolf Blitzer, who received it from Bhutto's friend and US spokesman Mark Siegel. "I have been made to feel insecure by his minions," Bhutto wrote of Musharraf, detailing security measures which she said were not granted her after her return to the volatile country. "There is no way what is happening in terms of stopping me from taking private cars or using tinted windows or giving jammers or four police mobiles to cover all sides could happen without him." Siegel told the channel that Bhutto had asked authorities to provide protection including a four-car police escort and jamming devices against bombs, but had not received them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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