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President warned of another attack

By Shahzad Malik

ISLAMABAD: Intelligence agencies have warned the government that banned jihadi outfits are planning to make another assassination attempt on President General Pervez Musharraf.

According to intelligence reports submitted to the Interior Ministry, the Lashker-e-Jhangvi and Jamiatul Furqan (formerly Jaish-e-Mohammad) are trying to “cultivate” a relative of the president who is not on good terms with him or against his policies, sources told Daily Times. The report says if this scheme fails, the terrorist groups, which have so far been unable to penetrate the tight security around Gen Musharraf, could target close relatives or friends of the president.

In light of the intelligence reports, the Interior Ministry has asked the home secretaries of the four provinces and the chief commissioner of Islamabad to collect the particulars of the close relatives and friends of the president and submit them to the ministry, the sources added. The authorities have also been directed to brief the relatives and friends of Gen Musharraf and warn them to be extra careful about their personal security. Meanwhile, the police have been asked to tighten security all round.

Law-enforcement agencies are investigating four suspected terrorists of Lashker-e-Jhagvi who were arrested in Rawalpindi. They were allegedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the near future, the sources said. The accused - Aurangzeb, Izhar Wali, Amir Abbasi and Shah Rais – are also being investigated for links with those who were involved in the two attacks on Gen Musharraf in 2003.

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