Summary Police seize car with remote control device and explosives parked near Chak Shehzad residence.
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Police say they have defused a car bomb near the house of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
Islamabad police chief Bani Amin says the explosive-laden vehicle was found parked about 150 meters (500 feet) from the main gate of Musharraf s house on the capital s outskirts Tuesday.
The former military strongman is being held under house arrest in connection with a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power.
Amin says police are investigating how the vehicle was able to approach Musharraf s house.
The Taliban have threatened to kill Musharraf, and suspected militants tried to assassinate him several times when he was in power from 1999-2008.
Musharraf returned last month after four years in self-imposed exile to make a political comeback but has suffered multiple setbacks.
