Press Release No. 98/ 2008

December 26, 2008

Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, New York

UN Commission on the assassination of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto will be established soon: Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon.

Commenting on the statement of H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations said that the UN Commission on the assassination of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto will be established soon.

Ambassador Haroon also thanked the UN Secretary General for his solidarity with the Government and People of Pakistan on the monumental loss of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s life and the Secretary General’s assurance and commitment to the search for truth and justice.

On a separate note Ambassador Haroon said that Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a courageous and visionary leader who sacrificed her life for the people of Pakistan.