Summary If Benazir was under threat from him then she would not have asked for security: Musharraf
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Former President General Pervaiz Musharraf has denied telephonic contact with Benazir Bhutto. He has termed Mark Siegel’s statement as ‘heap of lies’ and said that opposition is trying to use the journalist’s statement against him, reported Dunya News.
Musharraf has denied that he established telephonic contact with Benazir Bhutto. The former President said that if Benazir Bhutto was under threat from him then she would not have asked for security from him. He said that his opponents were using the journalist’s statement against him.
Musharraf inquired as to why hadn’t the revelations come in the book that had been edited under the supervision of Mark Siegel.
It is pertinent to mention here that Siegel had revealed in his statement that Musharraf told Benazir that her life was in danger and that her security was linked to better relations with him. Siegel told that he was with Benazir when the former president made the threat call. He said that Benazir listened to this phone call in Tom Lantos’ office and Benazir looked quite troubled after the call.
