Ex-Diplomat Recalls 3 AM Call to Benazir Bhutto During 1991 Hijacking

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Former diplomat Kausikan has shared his account of attempting to contact Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto during a 1991 hijacking crisis. At the time, Bhutto was in Sindh with her family when the incident unfolded. Kausikan managed to obtain the contact details of Bhutto's residence with assistance from the then Pakistani high commissioner. He finally reached her household at around 3 AM during the tense episode.

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