UN enquiry commission probing BB's assassination meets Pak political leadersSeptember 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The United Nations Commission, which is probing the assassination of the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, met several political leaders here to get more information regarding the incident. The three-member commission, headed by Chile's Ambassador to the UN Heraldo Munoz, met Interior Minister Rehman Malik and various other leaders.
PML-Q opposes UN commission probe into Benazir's assassinationSeptember 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League- Quaid (PML-Q) has opposed the investigation of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case by a UN enquiry commission. PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid Hussain said his party had always opposed investigation by a UN team, as it was the country's internal matter.
FIA to reconstruct Benazir Bhutto's assassination sceneAugust 31st, 2009 RAWALPINDI - In order to remove the ambiguity in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency, in association with other intelligence agencies, is planning to reconstruct the scene of late Pakistan prime minister's assassination. The Daily Times quoted official sources as saying that a new joint investigation team would reconstruct the crime scene because the original crime scene had not been preserved properly.
Karsaz bombing perpetrators may be behind Benazir's assassination: KhosaAugust 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Attorney General Latif Khosa has said that the masterminds of the October, 2007 Karsaz bombing in Karachi may also have been involved in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Interacting with media persons after meeting the two members of the UN commission probing Bhutto's assassination, Khosa said the commission was doing a 'wonderful job' and it has a mandate to complete the probe within six months.
UN team probing Benazir's murder may contact Musharraf: Pak FOAugust 6th, 2009 KARACHI - A United Nations (UN) commission probing the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto intends to meet former President Pervez Musharraf as part of investigations into the case, the Foreign Office (FO) has said. FO spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters that he was unaware if the UN team had already approached Musharraf.
Musharraf rejects involvement in Bhutto's assassinationJuly 21st, 2009 LONDON - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has rebuffed aspersions regarding his involvement in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Addressing a seminar at the Committee House of the British Parliament here, Musharraf rejected allegations that he did not provide a fool-proof security to the former premier.
Killers of Benazir will be exposed, punished soonJuly 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The killers of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will be exposed and punished soon, said Faisal Raza Abidi, the Political Secretary of President Asif Ali Zardari. "An independent inquiry into Benazir Bhutto's assassination (by a United Nations Commission) has begun.
Arresting Awan, Malik could lead to Bhutto's assassins: PPPJuly 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Arresting federal ministers Babar Awan and Rehman Malik could lead to the masterminds of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Chaudhury Aslam has said. Aslam said he has already written a letter to the UN Commission probing the assassination asking it to arrest the ministers.
Pak asked UN to probe Bhutto's murder to stay clear of accusations: ZardariJuly 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that his government had requested for an independent UN probe into late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination because it didn't want to face any accusation of bias in the future. "We approached the UN because firstly we wanted transparent and above board investigations so that there were no accusations of bias.
UN commission paid a surprise visit at Benazir Bhutto's assassination spotJuly 14th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Two officials of the United Nations technical assessment team paid a surprise visit to the spot in Liaquat Bagh where former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and bomb attack on December 27, 2007. A senior police official on Monday said that the UN officials visited Liaquat Bagh to assess the security arrangements in the area and its surroundings, in order to ensure foolproof arrangements for members of the UN Commission due to arrive in Pakistan to probe Benazir's murder.
UAE contributes 500,000 dollars to UN for Bhutto's assassination probeJuly 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will contribute 500,000 dollars to the United Nations (UN) Trust Fund, for a UN commission enquiry into the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Presidential spokesperson, Farhatullah Babar said the UAE Embassy had already informed the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) of the decision.
UN asks for English translation of Bhutto's assassination investigation documentsJune 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - With the United Nations (UN) set to start investigations into the assassination of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from next month, Pakistan has been asked to provide English translations of Urdu documents of the probe conducted so far. The UN subcommission, which would be probing the assassination of the former premier for six months, has asked Islamabad to send two copies of the investigation report prepared by Pakistan intelligence agencies.
Former Irish police officer joins Benazir's assassination probe teamJune 10th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations independent inquiry commission to investigate the assassination of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is finally complete with the appointment of Peter Fitzgerald of Ireland as the third member of the team. Fitzgerald, a former deputy police commissioner of the Irish National Police Force, Garda Siochana, was a member of the UN investigation on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Harriri.
PML-N asks govt. to try Musharraf for Bhutto's assassinationJune 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Alleging that the former President General Prevez Musharraf was responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has urged the government to put the autocratic ruler on trial. The PML-N asked the government to register a first information report (FIR) against Musharraf for Bhutto's assassination and put his name on the Exit Control List (ECL), The Daily Times reports.
UN likely to investigate Bhutto's murder: PakistanJanuary 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that United Nations would likely to investigate into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported Saturday. Qureshi said there was a possibility that United Nations would soon announce the setting up of a fact-finding mission to probe Bhutto's assassination.