Musharraf murdered my mother: Bilawal
26 May 2012 1:45 AM GMT
The son of the assassinated former prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto has accused that the country's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf 'murdered' her, as he pledged to play a bigger role in Pakistan's politics.
'[Musharraf] murdered my mother,' Bilawal Bhutto, Pakistan Peoples' Party chairperson, said, adding, 'I hold him responsible for the murder of my mother.'
The 23-year-old Bilawal charged that Musharraf sabotaged his mother's security when she returned to Pakistan in 2007. 'Musharraf was aware of the threats. He himself had threatened her in the past. He said that your security is directly linked to our relationship and our cooperation,' Bilawal said.
'When he imposed emergency and it was clear that he was pulling the wool over our eyes, he was not interested in returning democracy to Pakistan, and my mother started to speak out more against him, [so] the security decreased,' Bilawal, who is currently on a US visit, told the CNN in an interview.
For the first time in last few years, Bilawal said he planned to play a more active and bigger role in Pakistan's politics, specially in the next elections. 'I am chairman of the Pakistan People's Party. I didn't campaign in last election. I went to university. I didn't feel like at that moment. Now, I have the mandate to take a particularly active role. I look forward to campaigning in the next election and playing a larger role then,' Bilawal, the son of Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, declared.
'I would like to help my people in anyway I can. It's difficult times in Pakistan, and we all have to help,' he said.
Responding to a question on his safety in Pakistan, he said, he was not worried. 'I am confident Pakistani government will provide me with the adequate security, unlike the government at the time that sabotaged my mother's security in Pakistan,' he added.
'[Musharraf] murdered my mother,' Bilawal Bhutto, Pakistan Peoples' Party chairperson, said, adding, 'I hold him responsible for the murder of my mother.'
The 23-year-old Bilawal charged that Musharraf sabotaged his mother's security when she returned to Pakistan in 2007. 'Musharraf was aware of the threats. He himself had threatened her in the past. He said that your security is directly linked to our relationship and our cooperation,' Bilawal said.
'When he imposed emergency and it was clear that he was pulling the wool over our eyes, he was not interested in returning democracy to Pakistan, and my mother started to speak out more against him, [so] the security decreased,' Bilawal, who is currently on a US visit, told the CNN in an interview.
For the first time in last few years, Bilawal said he planned to play a more active and bigger role in Pakistan's politics, specially in the next elections. 'I am chairman of the Pakistan People's Party. I didn't campaign in last election. I went to university. I didn't feel like at that moment. Now, I have the mandate to take a particularly active role. I look forward to campaigning in the next election and playing a larger role then,' Bilawal, the son of Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, declared.
'I would like to help my people in anyway I can. It's difficult times in Pakistan, and we all have to help,' he said.
Responding to a question on his safety in Pakistan, he said, he was not worried. 'I am confident Pakistani government will provide me with the adequate security, unlike the government at the time that sabotaged my mother's security in Pakistan,' he added.
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