Pakistan delays Musharraf indictment after warning

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court trying the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has delayed his indictment after authorities warned about an al-Qaida and Taliban plot on his life.

The lawyer, Faisal Hussain, says the interior ministry had informed law enforcement agencies overnight about the militant plan to assassinate Musharraf.

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