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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Benazir was worry about rigging in 2007 polls: Wiki Leaks

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister late Benazir Bhutto had expressed her apprehensions over the ability of election commission for controlling the rigging in 2007 elections.

This was revealed by Wiki Leaks that former US ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Paterson sent a secret letter to Washington on December 1, 2007,in which she discussed about the meeting with Benazir Bhutto , which took place at Bilawal House Islamabad in which BB showed mistrust on election commission that it has not the capacity to prevent the rigging in general polls .
The letter also disclosed that there was understanding between then President Musharraf and Benazir on the issues of fundamentalism and enlightened moderation but both leaders had differences on the democracy and dictatorship. Benazir told American Ambassador that Musharraf did not accept her several demands which showed that he wanted to make her unsuccessful in the future. Online