London: Showing his distrust for President Pervez Musharraf, Bilawal Bhutto has pressed for a UN probe into the assassination of his mother, Benazir Bhutto, saying investigation under the present regime in Pakistan will not be transparent.

In his first press conference after taking over as Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), 19-year old Bilawal hit out at the US for supporting dictatorships that feed extremism.

"Once the US stops supporting dictators, we can successfully tackle the extremist problem as well," he said.

About the probe into the assassination of the former Premier, he said "already so much forensic evidence has been destroyed".

The Oxford University student, who fielded questions from the international media with ease, said he appreciated that a Scotland Yard team has gone to Pakistan to assist in the investigations.

"However, the family's and the party's request is for a UN-sponsored investigation as we do not believe that an investigation which is under the authority of the Pakistan government has the necessary transparency," he said.

Benazir was assassinated on December 27 shortly after she addressed an election rally in Rawalpindi.

Brushing aside questions about the "undemocratic nature" of PPP succession, he said "I do not claim to have any sort of aspirations. I was called and I stepped up and did what I was asked to do".

"It wasn't handed on like some piece of furniture. They asked me to do it and I did it," he said.

Source : PTI