Pakistan

PPP welcomes UN report

April 16, 2010

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party welcomed The UN Inquiry Commission's report, said former Senator Farhatullah Babar Spokesperson in a statement on Friday.

The Commission's finding that `the failures of the police and other officials to react effectively to Ms Bhutto's assassination were, in most cases, deliberate' points to a conspiracy that the PPP believed had been hatched to physically eliminate its Chairperson, he said.

Recalling significant comments from the report the spokesperson said that the Commission has found it `inexcusable' that federal authorities failed to issue a similarly directive to protect Ms Bhutto as it had done when it issued a directive on October 22 for the protection of ex-Prime Ministers Shaukat Aziz and Chaudhry Shujat Hussain.

"This is all the more troubling as she had been attacked in Karachi just three days prior to the October 22 directive, and intelligence agencies had specific, on-going and credible threats to her", the report has said.

Babar said that the report takes note of not immediately cordoning off the crime scene, washing the crime scene within one hour and forty minutes of the blast and the collection of only 23 pieces of evidence, in a case where one would normally have expected thousands, endorsing the suspicion voiced by the Party at the time.

Babar added that the report will be examined by legal experts of the Party to recommend to the Co-Chairman necessary steps to be taken in its light. Persons named in the report for negligence or complicity in the conspiracy will be investigated and cases also brought against them in the light of the legal opinion, he said.

COMMENTS (4)

Danish Syed | 14 years ago | Reply I dont think we even needed that report anyway it was mere a formality , when the president and prime minister clearly stated many times that they knew who is involved in the assasination attempt. blaming secret agencies and ISI in particular well thats nornal , west is always consistent to keep our ISI in controversies. the UN report was not conclusive at all waste of time , waste of millions of dollars and people remained disappointed with democracy.

Malik Wajid | 14 years ago | Reply The only important thing I heard said in the report was 'Ms. Bhutto was killed because of not enought security and Musharaff's government is responsible for it. I mean you can ask even a little kid and he would even tell you those same reasons. I don't understand why these damn corrupt politicians and zardari being the father of all them paid millions or even billions of dollars to UN just to say all that: NOT ENOUGH SECURITY AND MUSFHARRAF IS RESPONSIBLE. All I can say now is that May Allah guide our politicans and people of Pakistan to the right path. And May Allah protect Pakistan from these corrupt people. Ameen.

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Ismail Arif | 14 years ago | Reply Just look at this meaningful laugh of Farhatullah Babar welcoming the UN report on BB's murder...a shameless person like him can only laugh and wag the tail of his master, it reminds me of an old music company "His Master's Voice" with the monogram of a dog listening to an old record player with a mounted speaker...The investigation of this assassination of two time ex-premier must be done & on war-footing, so that her soul may rest in peace...The conspirators must be brought to justice & the beneficiaries of the crime be publicly hanged...this is what is demanded by the old stalwarts party workers and the people of Pakistan...Accusing the previous government of Ex-Gen.(R)Pervez Musharaf is just a lame excuse and passing on the bucks at the same time enjoying the previlages at the presidency...Mr. Babur have fear of GOD one day we all have to be accountable for our acts & deeds, if you know the attackers do not shy away but bring them to book...this is what is expected from U...

Nadir El Edroos | 14 years ago | Reply The report clearly states that military and intelligence officials seriously hampered the investigation process after the event itself and the UN panels recent investigations. Would the government take action against military and ISI elements? Of course not! they would not dare! Given that the current COAS was the then ISI Chief. Some mid ranked policemen is going to be pulled up and made into the whipping boy! The PPP would have shown that it had acted punitively! Alternatively the government may let this drag on and on! With one investigation following another! Conveniently keeping the memory of Benazir's death alive helps the current government and its masters fend of criticism and situation emotion at the centre of any politicking.

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