By Andrew Buncombe in Islamabad
The charm offensive began with the tea and cakes served on the presidential china and continued as Pervez Musharraf warmly welcomed the journalists he had invited to attend his weekly broadcast to the people of Pakistan. It ended when he received his first question.
How could Pakistan make a peaceful transition to democracy in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, it was put to him, when many people in the country believed he had blood on his hands? Mr Musharraf noticeably bristled in his charcoal suit. "Frankly, I consider that question beneath my dignity to answer," the President said, half suppressing a snarl. "I am not a feudal, I am not a tribal. I have been brought up in a very educated and civilised family that believes in values... My family did not believe in killing people, assassinating, intriguing. And that is all I want to say."
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