Pervez Musharraf rejects UN inquiry on martyred Benazir

[IceCold]

PARIS ( 2008-01-12 12:33:34 ) :
President Pervez Musharraf ruled out a UN inquiry into the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto, as demanded by her party, saying that Pakistan should not be compared to Lebanon.

'It is not possible. Is another country involved?' he said in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper published on its website on Friday. 'Pakistan is not Lebanon.'

PPP has called for a UN inquiry into her death comparable to one into the 2005 killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, whose death was blamed by many Lebanese on Syria. Damascus denies involvement.

Musharraf said Pakistan had its own institutions to manage the inquiry into Benazir's martyrdom, and noted they would also be helped by British police.

He said there was a campaign by al Qaeda to undermine Pakistan but denied his country was about to fall apart.

"They do not have the capacity to destabilize the country, but their suicide attacks create disorder and dishearten the population. However Pakistan is not on the verge of disintegration."

He also said Pakistan's economy would survive if the United States decided to cut financial aid as suggested by some politicians unless Pakistan does more to fight terrorism and restores full civil rights.
"Do you think Pakistan would die if it didn't receive this money? Our economy is doing well," he said.

"Over the last 6 years, we have received a total of around $9 billion. More than half for fighting terrorism ... If the Americans don't want to pay any more, they should ask other people to help them. But the fight against terrorism would suffer," Musharraf said.

 

[hoodhood1]

I think we should remove the word "Martyr" for BB. And use the word "Killed" as being used for Rafik Al- Hariri. He was a better person.

 

[IceCold]

I think we should remove the word "Martyr" for BB. And use the word "Killed" as being used for Rafik Al- Hariri. He was a better person.

I aggree but the nation is too clouded to understand facts and will simply take it a negative act on part of the government.

 

[mujahideen]

Their is no point in the U.N. investigating because the U.N. doesn't have a seperate investigation unit they rely on help from other countries, so it would be a possibility the Scottland Yards would be on the case even if the U.N. were investigating.