It’s not just Hamid Gul. My theory is that this bombing was a message by people close to Musharraf, such as Ejaz Shah, to Bhutto not to act up. If they wanted her dead, she’d now be in pieces and collected by a sponge.
I think Musharraf wants a controlled level of chaos in Pakistan, so that the US and the West back off the “free and fair” elections pressure and he is free to rig it. If Bhutto cannot conduct rallies, people won’t show up to vote and it makes it easy for the pro-Musharraf parties to rig the game. To keep us quiet, I expect Musharraf to hand over an “Al Qaeda #3” or a Talibunny commander soon.
Hamid Gul is just a pawn here, IMO. We have been played so well by Musharraf.