'THERE WAS PRESSURE TO IMPLICATE PERVEZ MUSHARRAF FOR BENAZIR BHUTTO'S MURDER', SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE OF FORMER POLICE OFFICER ISLAMABAD: A former Pakistan high police officer has claimed that he was pressured to implicate former President Pervez Musharraf during the investigation into the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. He has alleged that the then Home Minister Rehman Malik had pressured him to implicate Musharraf in the former Prime Minister Bhutto assassination, claimed a media report on Friday. On the question of not signing the objective report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe the Benazir Bhutto murder case, former police officer Rao Anwar asked Said in an interview to Geo News that Malik wanted his name to be included without questioning the former president or recording his statement. Anwar said, "I didn't sign (the SIT report) because Malik pressured Musharraf to be charged. When I asked for evidence, they did not have any proof. Pakistan's first female Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27, 2007 in a suicide attack by the Pakistan Taliban in Rawalpindi during an election rally. The former notorious police officer, who is currently out on bail for his involvement in around 400 fake encounter cases, also said that he is ready to give a statement under oath. Doubts over the role of Pakistan People's Party leader The former police officer also cast doubts on Malik's role and believes that as the security chief of Benazir Bhutto, the former Home Minister should have been investigated in the matter. But he was never questioned. Malik recently died of COVID-19 complications, and had not recorded his statement with the Federal Investigation Agency or the Joint Investigation Team. Asked why he is revealing all this now, the former police officer said he wants to "put some facts on record" after hearing about Musharraf's deteriorating health. Former Pakistan military dictator Musharraf is admitted to a UAE hospital in critical condition and there is no chance of his recovery Musharraf, 78, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, was charged with serious treason and sentenced to death in 2019 for suspending the constitution.

1. 'THERE WAS PRESSURE TO IMPLICATE PERVEZ MUSHARRAF FOR
BENAZIR BHUTTO'S MURDER', SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE OF FORMER
POLICE OFFICER
ISLAMABAD: A former Pakistan high police officer has claimed that he was
pressured to implicate former President Pervez Musharraf during the
investigation into the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.
He has alleged that the then Home Minister Rehman Malik had pressured him
to implicate Musharraf in the former Prime Minister Bhutto assassination,
claimed a media report on Friday.

2. On the question of not signing the objective report of the Special Investigation
Team (SIT) set up to probe the Benazir Bhutto murder case, former police
officer Rao Anwar asked
Said in an interview to Geo News that Malik wanted his name to be included
without questioning the former president or recording his statement. Anwar
said,
"I didn't sign (the SIT report) because Malik pressured Musharraf to be
charged. When I asked for evidence, they did not have any proof.
Pakistan's first female Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on
December 27, 2007 in a suicide attack by the Pakistan Taliban in Rawalpindi
during an election rally.
The former notorious police officer, who is currently out on bail for his
involvement in around 400 fake encounter cases, also said that he is ready to
give a statement under oath.
Doubts over the role of Pakistan People's Party leader

3. The former police officer also cast doubts on Malik's role and believes that as
the security chief of Benazir Bhutto, the former Home Minister should have
been investigated in the matter.
But he was never questioned. Malik recently died of COVID-19 complications,
and had not recorded his statement with the Federal Investigation Agency or
the Joint Investigation Team.
Asked why he is revealing all this now, the former police officer said he wants
to "put some facts on record" after hearing about Musharraf's deteriorating
health.
Former Pakistan military dictator Musharraf is admitted to a UAE hospital in
critical condition and there is no chance of his recovery
Musharraf, 78, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, was charged with
serious treason and sentenced to death in 2019 for suspending the
constitution.