However, the prosecution is likely to introduce former minister Senator Rehman Malik as an additional witness before the court.
He said in his statement recorded before the investigation officer, Senator Malik had testified that Gen Musharraf threatened Ms Bhutto at a meeting held in Dubai prior to her departure for Pakistan in 2007.
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Sources in the prosecution said Mr Malik had claimed that he witnessed Musharraf threatening Ms Bhutto at the Dubai meeting that her future depended on her relationship with him (Musharraf).
In his statement recorded with the FIA in April 2013, Mr Malik also claimed to have written multiple letters to Gen Musharraf requesting him to provide appropriate security to Ms Bhutto.
Sources in the prosecution claimed that the testimony of Mr Malik would strengthen the prosecution case against Gen Musharraf.
It may be mentioned that in 2010 the prosecution named four witnesses against Gen Musharraf.
They were: former secretary interior Syed Kamal Shah, former director general National Crisis Management Cell retired brigadier Javed Iqbal, former director general Intelligence Bureau retired brigadier Ejaz Shah and US lobbyist Mark Siegel. Kamal Shah, Iqbal and Siegel recorded their statements with the anti-terrorism court (ATC). However, the prosecution did not bring Ejaz Shah into the witness box where his testimony could be used against Gen Musharraf.
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