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Bhutto was targeted using laser beam: Report

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Posted online: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 12:00:00


Islamabad, January 2: The controversy over former premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination has taken another turn with a section of her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) claiming she was targeted with sophisticated "laser beam technology".

Bhutto's wounds were caused not by bullets but by some sort of laser weapon, The Nation newspaper said quoting sources in the PPP.

When Bhutto was admitted to Rawalpindi General Hospital shortly after the fatal attack on her on December 27, doctor Musaddiq Khan, who treated her, told a PPP leader that he had seen "such a case for the first time in his life", sources said.

Bhutto's wounds were not caused by bullets and she had died before reaching the hospital. A part of her brain and blood had spilled out from her head, they quoted the doctor as saying.

The sources also claimed both the gunshots and the bomb blast in the attack on Bhutto "were a decoy to hide the real shooters".

The paper further quoted the sources as saying that the militant leader Baitullah Mehsud and the Taliban, blamed for her assassination by the government, did not have such technology.

Mehsud had sent two messages to Bhutto after the suicide bombing of her motorcade in Karachi on October 19 in which he said that he had no hostility against her and would not make any attempt to kill her, they said.

The PPP sources said after the suicide attack, the "ambulance also picked up a dead body behind the stage of Liaquat Bagh", the venue of an election rally that Bhutto had addressed.

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State by mahesh on 03 Jan 2008

Where is ISI now the big gooon spying and making aggression against everybody in sight. Where are their weapons now. Agression leads to self destruction those guys did not learn this simple logic in past 50 years and continuing with the same trend. How may people both in India

MDTV IS A GOOD SITE. by HUMBLE MAN on 03 Jan 2008

I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT MDTV IS OWNED BY CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES. THIS IS A TRUE DEMOCRACY AND SALUTE INDIA AND SHRI RAJDEEP SARDESAI. THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN A BIGGER SECULARSIT IN THE WORLD, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.NOT EVEN JAICHAND.

Time to stop Musharraf. by Aryan on 03 Jan 2008

Musharraf is a manipulator. Its important to stop him. He is street smart, manipulating Americans. i am shocked that American are not able to make out his game plan, or is it they are also involved in it. God only can tell this but its time to stop musharraf or he can be the next saddam.

to be replaced by mr.10@ by Sudesh Shah. on 03 Jan 2008

Yes, take him out and bring mr.10%. He has lost lot of time lately, so he will be 50-50 from now on.

Dangerous Pakistan by Suresh K Prajapathi on 02 Jan 2008

An unstable Pakistan is a cause of worry for Economically rising India. And on top of that, Stupid Americans have given them a Nuclear Bomb. These Pakistanis who are going down and down, may reach a stage of frustration and destitute that they could do anything-especially against India-even unprovoked. These people cannot be trusted, they are taught violence from the moment they are born.

Aghata Christie solves the case by abheet on 02 Jan 2008

Stop Press. Musharraf just declared that Ms Bhutto doied of heart attack and her father accidently hung himself when he was fixing a book-shelf at home.

Paki to Immigrate to India by Radha on 02 Jan 2008

When Pak finaly fails, all the Pakis will migrate to India. Better start building a fence right now! Look what happened with Bangladesh

Break pakistan into manageable smaller countries by Prashant on 02 Jan 2008

Pakistan is a failed state. Its failed economically, democratically, and failed to protect its leaders.The best option for pakistan is to split itself up into five countries - some countries like balochistan and sindh which favor india, will prosper outside the failed govt. of pakistan.In a way this assassination is marking the beginning of demise of Pakistan as union and probably will be better for India.

Pakistan by nihichsu on 02 Jan 2008

Good Idea - Frontier Province going to Afghanistan, Baluchistan going to Iran, Sindh going to India, POK going to original Kashmir and Punjab declaring itself Khalistan. Please do not try to slow or stop this process.

Sindh sould decleare it wants to join INDIA by Amir Khan on 02 Jan 2008

Sindh sould decleare it wants to join INDIA, and so does Punjab Declare it wants to join INDIA to become greater Punjab. Baloch will happyly follow. Peace will Pravail if this happens. The Once People of INDIA will enjoy their life, family and welfare of themself for generations to come!

WEST against India coming together! by Sushant Shah on 02 Jan 2008

The West (USA) and UK will be against this, as its against their idealogy. They have divided the Germany, Korea, Vitnam, Russia (indirectly), IRAN and IRAQ, Greater India (into Burma, Pak, Bdesh, India). They want to apply their rule "DIVIDE AND RULE" and used the press, media and money to defame these countries in the world with lies and untrue stories.

Don't worry, Jihadi killed JIhadi by Satya on 02 Jan 2008

Why waste time? Jihadis killed Jihadi. Was BB a friend to Bharat? Not at all. She was another Jihadi, she incited JIhadis in J

What they will do ?! by Santhosh on 02 Jan 2008

What Scotland Yard, who is going to enquire the case, will do if they find out that the laser weapon used to kill Benazir was provided to ISI by CIA. Will they arrest Musharaf and Bush ?

PAKISTAN'S MILITARY'S TERROR THREAT TO THE WORLD by S.Rameswaran on 02 Jan 2008

The West is underrating the serious threats, emanating from Pakistan, to its own security

next 9/11 is fom pakis by Romel Pinto on 02 Jan 2008

next 9/11 is fom pakis. wait and watch!

Pakistan by nihichsu on 02 Jan 2008

The First was also from Pakis. The only thing is now it may be a suitcase sized Nuclear Device. West, especially US, UK, Western Europe will reap the fruits of their folly of supporting Pakis.

Yet Another Bob woolmer by M.Lakshmanan on 02 Jan 2008

The goings resemble Bob Woolmer's murder case.

Bhutto assasication by P N Kutty on 02 Jan 2008

It is very clear that this is the handy work of ISI with the tacit approval of Musharaf.

N-Clear FUSS or MESS? by Samir Patil on 02 Jan 2008

Pakis are the biggest fraud on earth. Lies and lies over and again. I wounder they have any N-Clear Weapon. Its USA that making a fuss of this N-Clear Weapon to hinder the growth of Chineese, Russians and India, Now IRAN, to be afraid of PAKIS.

bhutoo assasination by k.pathi on 02 Jan 2008

be it laser beam or hand gun or any modern device....behind of it nobody other than Musharaff!

BB death by tariq rehman on 02 Jan 2008

what a shame for the government and establishment of Pakistan. How they can afford to loose a national leader like BB. I think this shameful practice of killing democratic leaders should come to an end and the popular leaders should be allowed to be the rulers of future Pakistan otherwise the country existance will be in danger.

Laser beam? Really? by Right Thinker on 02 Jan 2008

Hey,where is this all going to end,I mean trying to find out the cause of Benazir Bhutto's death?.Every day,we see someone or the other coming out with new explanations as to how she met her end.I will not be surprised if someone comes out with a finding that she killed herself.

she defined her own fate...but... by KMR Overseas on 02 Jan 2008

By walking openly out to address public meetings, she defined her own fate...but... Pakistani-ISI(Taliban or al Qaeda as you may name them) grabbed that opportunity and ended the story.

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