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Musharraf named as accused in Bhutto murder

Updated on: 08 February,2011 07:03 AM IST  | 
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Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf was yesterday named as an accused in the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto by investigators which also asked a trial court to declare him as an "absconder".

Musharraf named as accused in Bhutto murder

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf was yesterday named as an accused in the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto by investigators which also asked a trial court to declare him as an "absconder".

In a setback to the former military ruler's plans to return home to take a plunge in active politics, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) listed him as an "absconding accused" in the chargesheet filed before an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi in the Bhutto assassination case.
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FIA said the step was taken after he refused to cooperate in the investigation.




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