Taliban plot to target Musharraf emerges

A media report Wednesday stated that the Pakistani Taliban have planned to attack former dictator Pervez Musharrafs farmhouse in Islamabad. Musharraf who is an accused in multiple criminal cases is being held at his Chak Shahzad farmhouse.

Information gathered by the intelligence agencies pointed at a possible attack by militants belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan,The Express Tribune said quoting intelligence sources.

The Taliban had earlier issued threats to assassinate the 69-year-old,calling him the Satan. Musharraf had escaped three assassination attempts when in office from 1999 to 2008,because of his alliance in the US-led war on terror and attempts to clamp down on militants.