Militants waiting to kill Mush: Report

Washington, Aug 10: Security for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been further tightened amidst mounting intelligence reports that militants have vowed to kill him for supporting the United States in its war against terrorism. Unprecedented security measures have been ordered for the president, who is now being guarded exclusively by the Army's Special Services Group as intelligence mounted on threat to his life, The Washington Post on Saturday quoted Pakistani officials as saying.

The measures come amidst a series of militant violence on western and Christian establishments including Friday's attack on a hospital in Taxila that killed five people.

Musharraf, the paper said, now travels with a decoy motorcade and his schedule is frequently changed and never announced.

Several times in recent weeks, venues for official events at which he was expected to appear were changed at the last minute. Bureau Report