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Former president Pervez Musharraf – AFP (File Photo)

ISLAMABAD: The FIA added the name of former president Pervez Musharraf to the list of accused in the Benazir Bhutto murder case on Monday, after a statement given by former CPO Saud Aziz.

Aziz claimed that the order to change Benazir's security incharge had been given by Musharraf. Aziz also stated that the scene of the assassination was immediately washed on Musharraf's orders.

Khalid Qureshi is leading the FIA investigation team.

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