Former strongman Gen Pervez Musharraf has decided to return to the county by the end of this month. Before his sojourn back home, he intends meeting David Miliband in United Kingdom and King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia to secure guarantees for his safety when he arrives back after almost four years of self-exile. Mush has chosen Chitral as his new constituency to contest the next elections. Perhaps, he speaks Chitrali fluently and that’s why he is sure of influencing people and winning votes.
I am, however, concerned about his safety as Talal Bugti has already announced to pay a billion as Mush’s head money. Even if the government deputes dedicated security guards to protect him, who knows one of them might change his mind, as in the case of Salmaan Taseer and Indira Gandhi – both gunned down by their guards.
Instead of detailing local bodyguards, why not hire marksmen of the Blackwater or Xe, whatever it is now called. Hamid Karzai also employs burly black guards from the same company. Lastly, Mush must pay for his security himself instead of encumbering the poor taxpayers. He is loaded with so much wealth that ordinary calculators fail to count.
DR A P SANGDIL
Oslo, Norway
