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| Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said he is "not fully satisfied" with the investigation into the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. | Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said he is "not fully satisfied" with the investigation into the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. |
| But Mr Musharraf said he did not believe government or intelligence agencies had tried to "hide secrets" after Ms Bhutto's murder last Thursday. | But Mr Musharraf said he did not believe government or intelligence agencies had tried to "hide secrets" after Ms Bhutto's murder last Thursday. |
| UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is sending a team of detectives from London to help establish what happened. | UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is sending a team of detectives from London to help establish what happened. |
| Ms Bhutto's party has called for a wider inquiry by the United Nations. | Ms Bhutto's party has called for a wider inquiry by the United Nations. |
| Benazir Bhutto was martyred in a political conspiracy - the entire government is now involved in a save-the-culprit campaign PPP Senator Babar Awan | Benazir Bhutto was martyred in a political conspiracy - the entire government is now involved in a save-the-culprit campaign PPP Senator Babar Awan |
| Addressing a news conference at the presidential palace, Mr Musharraf said that uncertainty remained over the exact cause of Ms Bhutto's death. | Addressing a news conference at the presidential palace, Mr Musharraf said that uncertainty remained over the exact cause of Ms Bhutto's death. |
| An initial government report said that she was killed when a bomb blast caused her head to hit the bullet-proof vehicle she was travelling in at the time. | An initial government report said that she was killed when a bomb blast caused her head to hit the bullet-proof vehicle she was travelling in at the time. |
| "One should not give a statement that's 100% final. That's the flaw that we suffer from," Mr Musharraf said, adding that fresh evidence had come to light. | "One should not give a statement that's 100% final. That's the flaw that we suffer from," Mr Musharraf said, adding that fresh evidence had come to light. |
| He said there had been no lapse in security and that Ms Bhutto had committed a grave breach of security by standing up through the car's sun roof. | He said there had been no lapse in security and that Ms Bhutto had committed a grave breach of security by standing up through the car's sun roof. |
| 'Hiding secrets' | 'Hiding secrets' |
| Referring to the team of detectives being sent by the UK, he said: "We needed more experience, maybe more forensic and technical experience that our people don't have." | Referring to the team of detectives being sent by the UK, he said: "We needed more experience, maybe more forensic and technical experience that our people don't have." |
| My family by any imagination is not a family which believes in killing people, assassinating President Musharraf UK's Pakistan casebookKey murder questions | My family by any imagination is not a family which believes in killing people, assassinating President Musharraf UK's Pakistan casebookKey murder questions |
| For the first time since Ms Bhutto's killing, Mr Musharraf acknowledged that the crime scene had been hosed down, possibly destroying evidence. | For the first time since Ms Bhutto's killing, Mr Musharraf acknowledged that the crime scene had been hosed down, possibly destroying evidence. |
| "I am sure that they did not do it with an intention of hiding some secrets or that the intelligence agencies instructed them to hide secrets," Mr Musharraf told reporters. | "I am sure that they did not do it with an intention of hiding some secrets or that the intelligence agencies instructed them to hide secrets," Mr Musharraf told reporters. |
| "If you are meaning that it was by design to hide evidence, no, it was inefficiency." | "If you are meaning that it was by design to hide evidence, no, it was inefficiency." |
| He said the team from London would examine available evidence but not what he called baseless political accusations. | He said the team from London would examine available evidence but not what he called baseless political accusations. |
| In October, Benazir Bhutto said her enemies in the government and intelligence agencies were plotting to kill her. | In October, Benazir Bhutto said her enemies in the government and intelligence agencies were plotting to kill her. |
| Asked if he had played any part in the assassination of his political opponent, the president said: "My family by any imagination is not a family which believes in killing people, assassinating, intriguing." | Asked if he had played any part in the assassination of his political opponent, the president said: "My family by any imagination is not a family which believes in killing people, assassinating, intriguing." |
| 'Political conspiracy' | |
| Ms Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has criticised the government investigation as woefully inadequate. | Ms Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has criticised the government investigation as woefully inadequate. |
| PPP Senator Babar Awan said the party would not back down in its demands for a UN investigation. | PPP Senator Babar Awan said the party would not back down in its demands for a UN investigation. |
| Men suspected of rioting make a court appearance in Karachi"Benazir Bhutto was martyred in a political conspiracy. The entire government is now involved in a save-the-culprit campaign," he said. | |
| Meanwhile, senior PPP leaders said police had been arresting party members across Ms Bhutto's home province of Sindh on rioting and arson charges. | |
| More than 50 people died during violence in the wake of Ms Bhutto's death. | |
| Elections due next week will now be held on 18 February because of, Mr Musharraf says, the damage done to polling stations and voter papers during the unrest. | |
| Correspondents say friction with the government may increase during the run-up to the polls if the administration starts arresting PPP workers in connection with the riots. | |
| The vote is seen as a crucial move towards democratic rule under President Musharraf, an important ally in the US-led "war on terror" who stood down as army chief in November. |