Islamabad: Pakistan government will approach the United Nations seeking the formation of an international inquiry commission to probe the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

The National Assembly yesterday unanimously passed a resolution seeking a UN-led inquiry into the December 27 killing, a demand rejected by President Pervez Musharraf earlier.

The resolution moved by Law Minister Farook Naek recommended that the Pakistan government should approach the United Nations to get Bhutto's assassination probed by an international investigation commission.

The government "will officially make a request to the UN for the formation of (the inquiry) commission," Naek told reporters.

Musharraf and the previous PML(Q) government had rejected a demand by Pakistan People's Party for a UN-led probe into Bhutto's murder on the lines of the world body's inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri to expose the "hidden hands" behind her killing.

The resolution was passed when Musharraf was on a state visit to China. However, Naik said, the adoption of the resolution was not in any way linked to President Musharraf's absence from the country.

Investigation agencies like the FBI of the US and Britain's Scotland Yard could be involved in the proposed UN-led inquiry, the Minister said.
Source : PTI