The presentation of the report of the independent United Nations probe looking into the facts and circumstances of the December 2007 assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, has been delayed until 15 April at the request of the country’s President.
– The Secretary-General has accepted an urgent request by the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Ms. Bhutto to delay the presentation of the report of the Commission of Inquiry, a spokesperson for Ban Ki-moon said in a statement.
The three-member Commission, headed by Chilean Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, was set up following a request from the Pakistani Government and began its work in July 2009.
