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Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto by Shakeel Anjum WHO ASSASSINATED BENAZIR BHUTTO Shakeel Anjum Reproduced By: Sani Hussain Panhwar Member Sindh Council, PPP Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 2 Dedicated to the millions, the souls of whom withered and faith in politics diminished with the demise of Benazir Bhutto Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 3 CONTENTS Preface .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Chapter-1 Benazir Bhutto — A Profile .. .. .. .. .. 12 Chapter-2 The Return of Benazir Bhutto .. .. .. .. .. 17 Euphoria and Hope .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Suicide Attack & Aftermath .. .. .. .. .. 19 Condemnation & Blame .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 BB Speaks her Mind Out .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 SIG’s Technical Report .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Chapter-3 Destiny Plays It’s Role .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Threats and Fears .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Defiant to the Last .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 The Assassins Strike .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Pistol ‘Norinco’ Used to Shoot Benazir Bhutto .. .. .. 26 History .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Autopsy Not Allowed .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 The Medical Report .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Medical Report Rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Violence Erupts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 International Media Smells Rat .. .. .. .. .. 33 Fear Becomes True .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 The Zia Remnants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Chapter-4 Investigations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 JIT Constituted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Mysterious Factors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 The Malicious FIR .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Demand of FIR Against Rehman Malik Ignored .. .. .. 45 Chapter-5 Twist in The Case (The Conspiracy) .. .. .. .. 50 Lever-hit Controversy Created .. .. .. .. .. 50 Why Lever Controversy was Created? .. .. .. .. 54 Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 4 Chapter-6 Baitullah Mehsud Catches Focus .. .. .. .. .. 56 Baitullah Denied .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Intelligence Agencies Confirm Baitullah’s Involvement .. 57 The Government’s Stance .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Government’s Standpoint Confronted .. .. .. .. 58 Government Takes U-Turn .. .. .. .. .. 59 Chapter-7 Scotland Yard’s Intriguing Role .. .. .. .. .. 61 Musharraf Invites Scotland Yard .. .. .. .. .. 61 PPP Rejects Musharraf’s Offer .. .. .. .. .. 61 Scotland Yard Comes Despite Opposition .. .. .. 62 Pakistani Investigators Show Incompetence .. .. .. 64 What Scotland Yard Found? .. .. .. .. .. 65 Parameters Set for Scotland Yard .. .. .. .. .. 67 The Yarder’s Complaint .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 British High Commission Reacts .. .. .. .. .. 70 Scotland Yard, Finally, Endorsed JIT Findings .. .. .. 71 Yarders Did ‘The Job’ .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 Yarders’ Findings Disbelieve .. .. .. .. .. 76 Ambiguous Report .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 FIA Expert Rejects JIT Report .. .. .. .. .. 78 The Unanswered Questions .. .. .. .. .. 82 Chapter-8 The Denouement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 Intelligence Agencies Dub it a ‘Joint Venture’ .. .. .. 84 Chapter-9 All Leads Snapped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 The Conspirators Follow the Plan .. .. .. .. 89 Khalid Shahanshah’s Wana Connections .. .. .. 93 Shahanshah Eliminated .. .. .. .. .. .. 95 Chapter-10 The Suspects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 The Pricking Doubts .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 Mumtaz Bhutto Accuses Zardari .. .. .. .. .. 99 Zardari Factor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 Rehman Malik Refutes .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 Suspicious Reopening the Case .. .. .. .. .. 105 Plan Execution .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 5 Chapter-11 United Nation’s Role .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 UN Commission Arrives .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 What UN Commission can Accomplish .. .. .. .. 110 The Inadequate Role of UN Commission .. .. .. 112 Doubts Being Cast on UN Probe! .. .. .. .. .. 114 Eventually, Commission got hold of a Suspect .. .. .. 116 The Commission Interviewed Army & ISI Chiefs .. .. 117 Chapter-12 Distraught Naheed Khan .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 Dwells Upon The Tragedy .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 Chapter-13 Similitude: BB & Hariri’s Assassination .. .. .. .. 124 Important issues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 Abstract from Hariri Report .. .. .. .. .. 124 The Commission’s Investigation .. .. .. .. .. 129 Hariri telephone wire-tapping .. .. .. .. .. 129 After The Crime .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 Abu Addas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 Telephone Analysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 Important Fact .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 Chapter-14 The International Media Kicks Up the Dirt .. .. .. 132 The Way of the World .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 Chapter-15 BB’s Historic Interview .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 Chapter-16 Impressions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 Farewell to Wadi Bua (Fatima Bhutto) .. .. .. .. 165 Why I cried at last (Shaheen Sehbai) .. .. .. .. 167 Waiting for The UN (Aitzaz Ahsan) .. .. .. .. 170 The Sadden & Shocked World (Gordon Brown) .. .. 175 Chapter-17 Comments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 177 Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary .. .. .. .. .. 177 Ghulam Mustafa Khar .. .. .. .. .. .. 178 Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 6 Ayesha Haroon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178 The World Shared Moments of Grief .. .. .. .. 179 Chapter-18 World Media Pays It’s Respects (Editorials) .. .. .. 188 The Australian .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 The Washington Post .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 London Times .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 Guardian .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 193 The New York Times .. .. .. .. .. .. 195 The Canberra Times .. .. .. .. .. .. 197 San Francisco Chronicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Chapter-19 Have A Look: Minor Things to Think .. .. .. .. 202 Roots of Assassination Plan .. .. .. .. .. 202 A Reluctant Zardari .. .. .. .. .. .. 202 Why they flee? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202 What happened in the hospital? .. .. .. .. .. 202 Reverse Investigations .. .. .. .. .. .. 203 What the JIT was up to? .. .. .. .. .. .. 203 Lever Controversy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 203 What the Scotland Yard team did? .. .. .. .. 203 Scotland Yard Vindicates JIT Report .. .. .. .. 204 FIA Expert Rejected JIT and Scotland Opinion .. .. .. 204 Good work done by the CID! .. .. .. .. .. 204 Brig. (Retd) Ejaz Shah (Former IB Chief) .. .. .. .. 205 Annexure -1 Palm Print of Benazir Bhutto .. .. .. .. .. 206 Annexure -2 Murder Location .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 209 Annexure -3 WILL of Benazir Bhutto .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 About the Author .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 211 Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 7 PREFACE It was a cold, gloomy December evening when the nation was robbed of its only popular leader and that too in the most vile and violent manner. The brutal assassination of Benazir Bhutto plunged me into a deep shock, still sucking me like a mire of despondency. She was killed while cheerfully responding to the jubilant and excited crowd of supporters from the “sun roof” of her bomb-proof vehicle after addressing a successful rally in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi. It was difficult for me to believe the bitter fact even though I watched the whole thing with my own eyes. The pain was such that it left me numb. At the start of my journalistic career, I had seen how father of Benazir Bhutto was judicially murdered by a Marshal Law dictator. Even earlier, I had read and learnt from my elders about the unfortunate assassination of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan in this same place, which at that time was known as “Company Bagh”. It had never occurred to me that I would be going through the horrific experience of helplessly watching the loss of the most popular leader of the country myself. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto affected the people, the country and the world at large. The effects of that assassination, which to me still appears as a cold blooded murder, were very well planned and immaculately executed. The after effects of the assassination are still reverberating. The country is finding it difficult to get back on the track from which it was derailed. The system has become chaotic, with the opportunists harping on every available string to draw benefit out of the tragedy. I believe that those behind this cold blooded murder of a great political leader of international stature deeply analyzed her character and were well aware that an enthusiastic and jubilant response from the public was irresistible for her. They were aware that she was not a person who would take to a dark corner and cry foul if she was threatened, even with her life. And that was what these murderers capitalized upon and eventually succeeded. Being a newspaper reporter, it was my professional obligation to keep monitoring, investigating and probing the events that followed. And it was during the course of all this that I got grossly disillusioned by the system. At times, I felt so deeply bogged down that I felt like giving up the profession. So intense were the emotions that I went through a behavioral change. I became aggressive. I started doubting everything and every body around me. I started having nightmares and hallucinations. Life started loosing meaning to me. The whole system seemed corrupt and bent up hiding the facts in a case which was Who Assassinated Benazir Bhutto; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 8 full of evidences and leads, which, if capitalized upon, would have led the investigators to resolve the case far more quickly and accurately. To begin with, it was a conspicuous call that I received soon after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto from an important member of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by the then Government to probe the incident which made me suspicious about the things despite the fact that I was in a state of shock. The gentleman made me believe that he was confiding a very important piece
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