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Following an official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday, February 4, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for the creation of a special commission to investigate the killing of Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Ban made the decision after what a UN spokesperson described as \u201cextensive consultation\u201d with Pakistani and UN Security Council representatives.<\/p>\n
Prior to her death on December 27, 2007, Bhutto was the head of the political opposition to then-President Pervez Musharraf. She died at a political rally as a result of a bomb blast. Bhutto had previously announced that Musharraf would be responsible for any harm that came to her and during her campaign she sent Musharraf a letter alleging that Pakistani government officials were plotting to kill her. \u00a0Musharraf and his party lost the February 2008 elections in a landslide and Bhutto\u2019s aide, Yousaf Raza Gilani, became the new prime minister. In August, Musharaf resigned his post of President, ceding power to Asif Ali Zardi, Bhutto\u2019s widower.<\/p>\n
The Pakistani government and CIA officials have stated that Baitulah Mehsud, the leader of Panistan\u2019s Talban, was responsible for Bhutto\u2019s death. Nevertheless, a December Gallup Poll showed that nearly fifty percent of Pakistanis believe that Musharraf had a role in Bhutto\u2019s assassination. A UN spokesperson confirmed that Ban had sent a letter to the UN Security Council with his plans for the three-member investigation commission.<\/p>\n
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