Islamabad: Pakistan’s security establishment has demanded foolproof security for ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is facing a Taliban death threat following his return to the country from self-exile, a media report said.
The General Headquarters wrote a letter to the Defence Ministry seeking security for Musharraf, who flew into Karachi from Dubai yesterday, The Express Tribune reported on Monday.
The Defence Ministry forwarded the request to the Interior Ministry, which will ensure proper security for the former President, the paper quoted a defence source as saying. 69-year-old Musharraf, who ended his nearly four-year-long self-exile, has been threatened by the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
In a video issued days before Musharraf’s return, the Taliban said they had formed a special squad of suicide bombers and snipers to target the former President.
The video featured former Pakistan Air Force personnel Adnan Rashid, who participated in a previous attempt to assassinate Musharraf.
Rashid was sentenced to death by a military court but escaped from a prison in northwest Pakistan during a jailbreak engineered by the Taliban. (PTI)
