Former president Pervez Musharraf has claimed that if ex-prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was alive, he would have never allowed his daughter Benazir's marriage with Asif Ali Zardari. In an interview with a private television channel, Musharraf said that Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto didn't like the Zardari family and he always tried to refrain from making any relationship with them.
He alleged that Zardari killed Murtaza Bhutto outside his residence in 70 Clifton in Karachi amid strict security arrangements, adding that Murtaza Bhutto hated Zardari as he once shaved off his moustache by himself. Murtaza Bhutto was member of a terrorist organization 'Al-Zulfiqar' and he used to torture and murder his rivals, he stated.
Former army official said that the involvement of Saudi monarch King Abdullah saved ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif as he was sentenced to death by anti-terrorism court in the plane hijacking case. He was given life imprisonment but he was allowed to leave the country, he continued.
Talking on the nuclear tests carried out during Nawaz Sharif's tenure, Musharraf said that if the former PM's statement regarding being offered US dollars to not hold atomic tests was correct then the American government would have exposed the reality until now.
Responding to a question, he said, "Abdul Qadeer Khan, who founded the uranium enrichment program for Pakistan's atomic bomb project, touched my knees when I showed him the evidence related to his suspicious activities." I asked him to seek forgiveness from the entire nation on television, he asserted.
Former president further said that Nawab Akbar Bugti had declared revolt against the then government and took hostage in caves. He committed suicide when security forces surrounded him, he claimed. Regarding ex-PM Shaukat Aziz, Musharraf said that he used to conspire against him with opponents.
Commenting on the recent rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Lahore, he said that Imran Khan has gathered dozens of people after which the possibilities of him to become prime minister are high. He further advised Imran Khan to listen to others as well and have patience and tolerance.