London: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf blamed Benazir Bhutto of negligence that led to her death, saying he has "no regrets" about the security provided to the former premier on the day of her assassination.
"There was adequate security provided but security in our environment (Pakistan) is, I would say, never adequate," Musharraf said.
In comments that could anger members of the Pakistan People's Party, Musharraf went on to effectively blame Bhutto for putting herself at risk by standing up through the sunroof of her vehicle. She was shot and a suicide bomb was detonated shortly afterwards.
Bhutto, who was Pakistan's Prime Minister twice, was assassinated at a political rally in Rawalpindi on December 27 2007.
A UN report into her killing, published in April, said her death could have been prevented and criticised the Pakistani intelligence services, police and the government led by Musharraf, for security failures.
Though Musharraf did not comment in the aftermath of the report, however, when asked last night about the UN''s conclusions, he said he had "no regrets".
Musharraf was being interviewed by the former British ambassador to the US, Christopher Meyer, here last night, where the former military ruler has lived since he stood down as president in 2008 amid widespread protests after nine years in power.
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