Why do Bhuttos supporters suspect that al-Qaida was not involved?
Many people inside the PPP and beyond are deeply suspicious, not only of President Pervez Musharraf, but of the country’s intelligence agencies, which are widely believed to carry out kidnappings, unlawful detentions and extrajudicial killings. The speed with which the government accused al-Qaida did little to allay fears of state involvement, and conflicting accounts of the cause of death have convinced many of a cover-up.
