Sunday, November 6, 2011

Bhutto murder: Pakistan police and Taliban charged.

On November 5, 2011
In Pakistan , the anti-terrorism court has charged two senior police officers in the murder of Benazir Bhutto. Who was murdered in a rally in 2007. Benazir Bhutto was a former prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996 and was married to the current president of Pakistan Asif Zardari. Who became the president right when Pervez Musharraf was forced to step down. the prosecuters say these two senior police officers failed to protect her while she was campaigning for election. Also five Taliban militants have been charged over her murder. They have denied the charges of the bomb attack and gun fire on Bhutto. But Prosecutor Mohammad Azhar said they were accused of "changing the security plan for Bhutto," Reuters news agency said. Pervez Musharraf also had been implicated with Bhutto's murder and he had an arrest warrant for him in February. He also denies the allegations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15605565
By Ramla Sheriff

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