Islamabad: The UN commission probing the
assassination of former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto has
sought access to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, army
chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the ISI chief and other senior
military officers for questioning.
The commission conveyed this request in a formal
letter to the Pakistani government, media reports said today.
The Foreign Office has received a letter from Mark
Quarterman, chief of staff of Heraldo Munoz, the head of the
UN commission, asking the government to arrange a meeting of
investigators with Musharraf.
"They have shown a desire to meet the top leadership
of the army and the ISI and, if there is an inability, the
commission would have to reflect it in the final report," the
letter said.
The commission said it would be willing to meet
representatives of the army chief and the head of the
Inter-Services Intelligence agency if they were unavailable.
Musharraf resigned as President last year and has been
out of Pakistan since mid-April. There is little possibility
of him returning to the country in the near future.
Under the terms of reference signed by the government
and the UN commission, Pakistan is obliged to provide access
to any official and individual and any material required for
the probe.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 06, 2009, 16:36