Friday, April 16, 2010

UN Report -- Pakistan Failed To Provide Adequate Security For The Late And Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

Chaudhry Aslam, wearing a light jacket, on the left of Benazir Bhutto minutes before she was killed. Photo: Courtesy of Chaudhry Aslam

U.N. Report: Pakistan Failed To Protect Bhutto From Threats -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — The former military regime of Pakistan failed to protect the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto despite its knowledge of the numerous threats she faced, and Pakistani intelligence agencies and government officials "severely hampered" an official investigation into her 2007 assassination, investigators charged Thursday.

"Ms. Bhutto's assassination could have been prevented if adequate security measures had been taken," asserted a special United Nations commission of inquiry headed by Heraldo Munoz, the U.N. representative from Chile.

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More News On The UN Report In The Assassination Of Benazir Bhutto

Bhutto murder investigation flawed: UN -- CBC
Investigators blame bad security for Bhutto death -- AP
Musharraf failure to protect Benazir Bhutto ‘inexcusable’ -- Times Online
U.N. blames Bhutto's murder on lax security and alleges 'whitewash' -- USA Today
Benazir Bhutto 'left to mercy of assassins by security chief' -- The Telegraph

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