Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
« Back to the grid | Next story »

Security Boss Suspected by Bhutto Will Quit

Posted Mar 19, 08 12:05 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – A Pakistani intelligence chief whom slain leader Benazir Bhuttto suspected to be plotting against her is leaving his post with Bhutto's party poised to take power Monday, Reuters reports. Bhutto identified Ijaz Shah as one of four people who should be investigated if she were to be killed; many Pakistanis suspect the country's spy agencies were behind Bhutto's Dec. 27 assassination.

"He sent his resignation several days back. It's been accepted and yesterday he paid a farewell call on the prime minister," a government official said of Shah, a retired army official close to president Pervez Musharraf. Pakistan has three intelligence services; Shah was head of an agency controlled by the government. The other two are controlled by the military.

Source Reuters

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Alleged Mumbai Masterminds Test Pakistan

    13 hours, 42 minutes ago
    Alleged Mumbai Masterminds Test Pakistan As evidence mounts that the Mumbai attackers had links to a Pakistani militant organization, the nation's new civilian government is facing the toughest test yet of its ability—and its will—to stop terrorism. Pakistan has banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group blamed for the attacks. But the Islamist group has operated openly in Lahore for years, writes the New York Times, often with the support of Pakistan's intelligence agencies.
    More »

  • Pakistan Backpedals, Won't Send Intel Chief to India

    Nov 28, 08 4:49 PM CST
    Pakistan Backpedals, Won't Send Intel Chief to India Pakistan made an abrupt about-face today and announced it would send an intelligence representative, not its intelligence chief, to India to aid in the investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks, the Hindustan Times reports. India had demanded that the ISI chief visit, and Pakistan agreed, but backtracked after a late-night meeting between the nation's president, prime minister, and army chief. More »

  • Zardari Slapped With Fatwa for Flirting With Palin

    Oct 2, 08 12:32 PM CDT
    Zardari Slapped With Fatwa for Flirting With Palin Asif Ali Zardari’s overly-friendly interaction with Sarah Palin earned Pakistan’s president a fatwa from a conservative mosque for salacious behavior, not to mention the scorn of feminists who accuse him of objectifying the US vice-presidential candidate, the Christian Science Monitor reports. At the UN last week, Zardari told Palin she was “gorgeous,” continuing, “Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you.” More »

  • Taliban Leader Suspected in Bhutto Killing Dead

    Sep 30, 08 4:43 PM CDT
    Taliban Leader Suspected in Bhutto Killing Dead The Taliban leader suspected in the December assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto died today, officials tell CNN. Baitullah Mehsud, believed to be 34, succumbed to kidney failure, sources in his native tribal region of South Waziristan said; though Pakistani military officials also claimed Mehsud had died, some Taliban representatives denied it.
    More »

  • Once-Nurtured Militants Have Pakistan Teetering on Brink

    Sep 28, 08 2:37 PM CDT
    Once-Nurtured Militants Have Pakistan Teetering on Brink Pakistan’s government is caught between two overbearing powers: the Taliban fighters who want to destroy it, and the American officials who inflame tensions between the government and its people. “The Pakistanis are truly concerned about their whole country unraveling,” a Western military official tells Dexter Filkins, who sketches the evolution of Pakistan’s crisis in the New York Times.
    More »

A Pakistani man rides his bicycle next to poster of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto at the spot where she was assassinated.   (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Slain Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf denies that officials from his government's intelligence services were involved in the Dec. 27 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.   (AP Photo/Mian Khursheed, File)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 3)

Tags

Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan intelligence services


Loading...

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other World Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »