ISLAMABAD: The Taliban plans to carry out an attack on former Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf at his residence in Islamabad, revealed intelligence sources on Wednesday.
Musharraf has been detained in his farmhouse at Chak Shahzad in Islamabad since April 19 on multiple criminal cases including conspiracy to murder former premier Benazir Bhutto, sacking of more than 60 senior judges when he imposed emergency rule in November 2007 and the 2006 death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, a nationalist leader form south-western Baluchistan province.
The security agencies have issued warnings to all relevant departments and alerted officials that the attackers might be disguised as security officials.
The intelligence sources pointed fingers at Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) of planning to target the ex-army chief. The Punjab-based SSP, a sectarian Sunni militant outfit and a formerly registered Pakistan's political party was banned by Musharraf in 2002 as a terrorist organization. Since then the outfit has been operating as Ahle Sunnah Wal Jammat.
Musharraf has escaped three assassination attempts when he was the country's president. After the 2007 military offensive against the radical clerics and students of Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad, the former military strongman went to the top of Taliban hit list. On his return to the country from four-year self-imposed exile, the Taliban had vowed to send a death squad to assassinate him.
Two weeks ago, the intelligence officials had warned the government about threats to Musharraf's daughter, Ayla Raza, from militants in Karachi.
Musharraf has been detained in his farmhouse at Chak Shahzad in Islamabad since April 19 on multiple criminal cases including conspiracy to murder former premier Benazir Bhutto, sacking of more than 60 senior judges when he imposed emergency rule in November 2007 and the 2006 death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, a nationalist leader form south-western Baluchistan province.
The security agencies have issued warnings to all relevant departments and alerted officials that the attackers might be disguised as security officials.
The intelligence sources pointed fingers at Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) of planning to target the ex-army chief. The Punjab-based SSP, a sectarian Sunni militant outfit and a formerly registered Pakistan's political party was banned by Musharraf in 2002 as a terrorist organization. Since then the outfit has been operating as Ahle Sunnah Wal Jammat.
Musharraf has escaped three assassination attempts when he was the country's president. After the 2007 military offensive against the radical clerics and students of Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad, the former military strongman went to the top of Taliban hit list. On his return to the country from four-year self-imposed exile, the Taliban had vowed to send a death squad to assassinate him.
Two weeks ago, the intelligence officials had warned the government about threats to Musharraf's daughter, Ayla Raza, from militants in Karachi.
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