Pak Parliament calls for UN probe into Bhutto killing

Islamabad: : Pakistan’s National Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution seeking a UN-led inquiry into the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto on December 27, a demand rejected by President Pervez Musharraf earlier.

The resolution moved by Law Minister Farook Naek recommended that the Pakistan Government should approach the United Nations to get Bhutto’s assassination probed by an international investigation commission.

Talking to reporters, Naek said, “The Pakistan Governmnet will officially make a request to the UN for the formation of an inquiry commission.”

Musharraf and the previous PML(Q) Government had rejected a demand by Pakistan People’s Party for a UN-led probe into Bhutto’s murder on the lines of the world body’s inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri to expose the “hidden hands” behind her killing.

The resolution was passed when Musharraf was on a state visit to China. However, Naik said, the adoption of the resolution on Monday was not in any way linked to President Musharraf’s absence from the country.

Investigation agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the US and Britain's Scotland Yard could be involved in the proposed UN-led inquiry, the Minister said.

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