Scotland Yard may find little to do in Pakistan: official

Scotland Yard’s investigators may not have much to work with in the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, leading to an inquiry that raises more questions than answers, analysts say.

A senior government official, who could not be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, said there might not be much the Scotland Yard team can do.

“They will come here and ask for two things. Do you have a post-mortem report? Do you know the cause of death? They will ask for a detailed post-mortem report — and we don’t have any,” the official said.

“I seriously do not think there is anything for them to investigate.”

The official account of Benazi’s death appeared to unravel almost as soon as it was presented, fuelling conspiracy theories in a nation already awash in them — and magnifying a feeling of outrage.

The government said the gunman shot and missed, but Benazir aides swore they saw bullet wounds on her body. It said she died banging her head on her car sunroof, but videos and pictures called that explanation into question.