UN enquiry commission probing BB’s assassination meets Pak political leaders
September 30th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.30 (ANI): 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.
During the meeting, Malik apprised the commission about the development made by the Pakistani officials in the case, The Daily Times reports.
The team also called on Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid Hussain and Senator Khalid Ranjha.
Pakistan had called for a UN commission to probe the assassination of the two-time Prime Minister who was killed at a campaign rally, after her supporters were angered by conflicting accounts from the then-government of how she died.
The mandate of the UN commission that is probing the 2007 assassination will not exceed six months and will not extend to conducting a criminal investigation. (ANI)
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