PPP kickstarts Sindh election campaign targeting Musharraf

Lahore, Feb 23(ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has kick started its Sindh election campaign by targeting former military dictator General (retired) Pervez Musharraf and his erstwhile in-uniform aides and accused them being involved in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

"The charge sheet against Pervez Musharraf and his associates, serving and retired officials of intelligence agencies and members of terrorist organisations is a well-thought move on part of the party before it is going into elections," The Daily Times quoted a senior member of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's cabinet, as saying.

A PPP leader said that the party has to address the issue before elections, as it cannot ill afford to go empty handed on Benazir Bhutto's murder.

The party leader said, on the condition of anonymity, that the government had worked hard to extract and subsequently divulge the information on Bhutto's murder against a hostile security and intelligence establishment.

The PPP sources said the PPP leaders has been advised by local and foreign friends against taking any action against Musharraf in Benazir murder case.

The PPP government, which has now announced to involve the Interpol to bring Musharraf back the country, was earlier against his arrival in the country to pursue a political career.

But a sudden change in strategy aimed at launching attacks at a time suitable to the party when everybody has almost given up the matter for political reasons. (ANI)