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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon extended the timeline for UN team probing the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto for another three months i.e till late March to complete its work.The UN panel, which began its investigation last July 1 and was to have submitted its report on December 31, 2009, would now be given until March 31 to do so, Bans spokesman Martin Nesirky said.Because of the substantial amount of information collected by the commission in Pakistan and further follow-up work that remains, the commissioners requested additional time to complete their report, the statement said. He added that Ban notified both the Pakistani government and the UN Security Council about the decision.
