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| Pervez Musharraf 'unworried' by death threats | Pervez Musharraf 'unworried' by death threats |
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| Ex-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he is not worried by Taliban death threats, ahead of his planned return to Pakistan from self-imposed exile. | Ex-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he is not worried by Taliban death threats, ahead of his planned return to Pakistan from self-imposed exile. |
| He said the Taliban had tried and failed to kill him, adding that he was taking precautions because his safety could not always be guaranteed. | He said the Taliban had tried and failed to kill him, adding that he was taking precautions because his safety could not always be guaranteed. |
| Mr Musharraf was speaking in Dubai, ahead of a return to Pakistan to lead his party in May's general election. | Mr Musharraf was speaking in Dubai, ahead of a return to Pakistan to lead his party in May's general election. |
| A recent Taliban video threatens him with snipers and suicide bombers. | A recent Taliban video threatens him with snipers and suicide bombers. |
| Mr Musharraf faces a string of charges including conspiracy to murder, but on Friday the Pakistani authorities granted him protective bail in several outstanding cases, freeing him from immediate arrest once he steps foot in Pakistan. | Mr Musharraf faces a string of charges including conspiracy to murder, but on Friday the Pakistani authorities granted him protective bail in several outstanding cases, freeing him from immediate arrest once he steps foot in Pakistan. |
| He is expected to arrive in the southern city of Karachi later. | He is expected to arrive in the southern city of Karachi later. |
| On the way into the airport a smiling Mr Musharraf told the BBC's Orla Guerin it felt like a wedding party. | |
| A group of about 200 supporters and journalists are travelling with the former military ruler - including party members from the UK, Canada, Switzerland and the US. | |
| Before take-off chants of "Long live Pervez Musharraf" broke out on board, says our correspondent. | |
| Some of the general's supporters wore white armbands saying they were ready to give their lives for him. | |
| But aides confirmed a planned mass rally had been called off because authorities withdrew permission. Instead, they said, a rally would be held at the airport in Karachi upon arrival. | |
| The former military leader has lived in London and Dubai since stepping down five years ago. | |
| He has vowed to return several times in the past, but those previous attempts have been abandoned. | He has vowed to return several times in the past, but those previous attempts have been abandoned. |