To: ChinuSFO who wrote (6126 ) 12/2/2003 4:39:40 PM From: Hawkmoon Respond to Very likely true. But Musharraf initially was hesitant to deal with them. indianexpress.com "Akbar said he thought the October 12 order was linked to a possible hijacking. Akbar said he received the order as a Pakistan International Airlines plane was approaching the Karachi airport on a flight from Sri Lanka. The plane was carrying 188 passengers, including Gen Pervez Musharraf, the army chief who later overthrew Sharif. After receiving the order from the head of Pakistan's civil aviation, Akbar told three fire engines parked across the runway to prevent any planes from landing. He was then told to switch off the runway lights. Akbar said he was not given an explanation for the order, but said such measures were usually imposed "only in cases of hijackings." If the terrorists were all in Pakistan, then why was the US concentrating on Saddam?
