ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Lt-Gen (retired) Hamid Gul has served a legal notice on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto for, what he said, including his name in a letter to President Gen Pervez Musharraf as her “potential assassin” and asked her to either prove her allegation in any court of law or tender an unconditional apology.

The notice, a copy of which was sent to the media, has been served by Mr Gul’s counsel Maqsood Hussain Qureshi.

In the notice, Mr Gul informed Ms Bhutto that he was ready to forgive and forget the incident if she tendered an unconditional apology or set up an inquiry commission comprising three individuals of her choice to conduct a probe into the matter to her full satisfaction and make the finding public.

He said he was ready to present himself before the commission while she could also bring up all the relevant evidence against him.

“Should you not agree to any of the above propositions within seven days of receipt of this notice, my client shall reserve the right to seek legal remedy and claim damages as provided in the law for tarnishing his reputation, defiling his honour and endangering his and the life of his family as well,” the lawyer said in the notice to Ms Bhutto.