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Pakistan Taliban threaten to send Musharraf to "hell" when he returns

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A security man stands guard at the entrance of former president Pervez Musharraf's campaign office, decorated with posters in KarachiBy Sheree Sardar ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban have threatened to despatch suicide bombers and snipers to kill former President Pervez Musharraf when he returns home from exile on Sunday to contest elections. In a Taliban video obtained by Reuters, Adnan Rasheed, who took part in a previous attempt to assassinate Musharraf, warned: "The mujahideen of Islam have prepared a special squad to send Musharraf to hell. There are suicide bombers, snipers, a special assault unit and a close combat team." Musharraf angered the Taliban and other groups by joining the U.S. ...



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