Musharraf is virtually under house arrest...he's afraid to venture out in his own country.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040731/PAKISTAN31/TPInternational/AfricaAt least six killed in assassination attempt, revealing fragility of country's leadership
By VICTORIA BURNETT
Special to the Globe and Mail
Saturday, July 31, 2004 - Page A13
ISLAMABAD -- The man chosen by General Pervez Musharraf to become Pakistan's next prime minister narrowly escaped assassination yesterday when a suicide bomber attacked his motorcade, killing at least six people and wounding dozens more.
The attack came as Shaukat Aziz, who is expected to take over as prime minister by the end of August, was preparing to leave a rally in Fatehjang, a town just south of the capital, Islamabad. The 55-year-old Finance Minister escaped unhurt but his driver was killed and more than 30 others were wounded, officials said...