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Of the many questions raised by Pervez Musharraf8217;s resignation, one stands out as both the most mundane and the most difficult to answer 8212; where will he live now? One senior Pakistani official said that initially it had been planned to fly the former president and his family to London but those plans had been changed8230;
After nine years in one of the world8217;s most dangerous political jobs, he and his family must soon return to a civilian world teeming with politicians, separatists and Islamists who would like to see him jailed or dead. His own choice would be to stay in a house that he is building on his five-acre farm on the outskirts of Islamabad. But he risks prosecution by his political enemies if he stays in Pakistan8230; He would also be a certain target for the Islamic militants who have already made three attempts on his life. Only last week, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda8217;s number two, denounced Musharraf as 8220;one of the biggest enemies of Islam, if not the biggest8221;.
That leaves only Saudi Arabia8230; It is hardly a perfect exile, given Musharraf8217;s taste for whisky and socialising with the opposite sex, but it may be his only option.
Excerpted from an article in 8216;The Times8217;
