April 19, 2010 1:16 PM

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No legal action against Musharraf on basis of UN report, says experts

Pakistani legal experts have said that legal proceedings against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf cannot be initiated merely on the basis of a UN panel's report on Benazir Bhutto's assassination. The UN report held him responsible for lapses that led to the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto. The experts are of the view that the UN's commission's report has neither absolved anyone nor held anyone criminally responsible for the killing of Bhutto. The experts said the report is based on interviews and not on a criminal investigation. They added the report also did not specifically fix responsibility on anyone as this was not the mandate of the UN panel. The PPP's top leadership has asked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to take appropriate legal actions against all persons, including Musharraf, who have been named in the UN panel's report as being responsible for the assassination of Bhutto.

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