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UN chief announces commission to probe murder of Benazir Bhutto

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Feb 6, IRNA -- The United National Secretary General Ban Ki Moon thursday announced formation of a commission to probe the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhhtto.

Ban announced formation of the commission in a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad.

"I take this opportunity to thank you on my behalf and on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan for your great interest in setting up of a Fact Finding Commission on Shaheed Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto," President Zardari said.

"We hope that the three-member Commission would soon commence its operations," he said at a dinner he hosted for the UN Secretary General, a statement from the President House said.

"The people of Pakistan hope this Commission will determine the facts and circumstances of the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and my wife Shaheed Benazir Bhutto," Zardari said.

"We believe that the Commission's findings will lead to eventually exposing the financers, perpetrators, organizers, sponsors and conspirators of this terrorist act and bring them to justice," he said.

President Zardari assured Ban Ki moon of full cooperation of the Pakistani authorities to the commission. "We will allow the commission fully and complete access to all relevant sources of information".

He said the commission will have complete freedom to access documentary material and physical evidence and to interview any individual whose testimony would be necessary for fulfilling the mandate.

Earlier, the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon had a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in the Presidency.

The UN Secretary General lauded Pakistan's commitment to UN principles and appreciated Pakistan's contributions to the United Nations peace keeping operations and advancing UN objectives.

During the meeting issues relating to the Friends of Democratic Pakistan, United Nation Commission on Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, and situation in the region also came under discussion.