Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said that if she were to return to power, she would permit the United Nations — but not the United States or other Western powers — to interview the nuclear weapons expert AQ Khan.
Khan, who was pardoned in 2004 by President Pervez Musharraf for passing nuclear secrets to Libya, Iran and North Korea, has “lived under virtual house arrest” since then, reports Agence France-Press.
Bhutto, who plans to return from exile to Pakistan on October 18, is jockeying for power amid growing dissatisfaction with Musharraf. According to Reuters, negotiations with Musharraf have “stalled,” and could lead to mass resignations by her political allies ahead of contested elections there.
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“Bhutto would give UN access to nuclear expert AQ Khan”
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2007
“Pakistan’s Bhutto says talks with Musharraf stalled”
Reuters, October 3, 2007
can someone explain to me how an exiled leader makes a comeback and is even going to run for president again? what is making this possible in pakistan?