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The UN is studying a letter from the Pakistani government, which includes some comments and observations on the report of the UN commission on the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the world bodys spokesman said on Tuesday.The letter, whose details have not been made public, was delivered to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moons office by the Pakistan Mission to the UN in New York. The letter has been received and is being studied, spokesman Martin Nesirky said in reply to a question at the regular briefing. Nesirky deflected a question about whether the letter would be released as a UN document, repeating his earlier reply that it was under study. But other UN officials said it would be released since the Pakistani government had requested its circulation among member states. The three-member commission, whose mandate expired on 31st March, unveiled its report on 15th April, saying the security arrangements by Pakistans federal and local authorities to protect Bhutto were fatally insufficient and ineffective and subsequent investigations into her death were prejudiced and involved a whitewash.
