...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain has grabbed credit for the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto
... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in...
, according to a newly-released book by the proscribed terror group.
The book, titled 'Inqilab Mehsood South Wazoo ‐ From British Raj to American Imperialism’, is 689 pages long and has been penned by TTP leader Abu Mansoor Asim Mufti Noor Wali.
Former prime minister Benazir was murdered in a gun-and-suicide-kaboom at Liqauat Bagh in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007 during former military ruler
Pervez PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
’s tenure.
The book stated that the banned terror group had sent two suicide kaboomers named Bilal and Ikramullah for the attack.
Bilal shot up Benazir first and then detonated the boom jacket. Following the incident, Ikramullah fled from the site and to this date roams free.
The book refers to the time Benazir returned to Pakistain to lead her party in 2008 elections, stating that the attack on her procession at Karsaz on October 18, 2007 was carried out upon the then group’s chief Baitullah Mehsud's orders.
The recently released book said that, despite the attack on Benazir in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, the government did not take adequate measures for the security of the Pakistain People’s Party leader, which made her an easy target.
Baitullah Mehsud had denied any part in the attack on Benazir, calling it against the Pashtun customs. The officials, especially the Federal Investigation Agency, always maintained its stance that she was murdered by the Taliban.