50 pc Pakistanis say govt agencies killed BB

A recent poll conducted in Pakistan has found that almost half of Pakistanis believed that government-allied agencies, or politicians, had a hand in Benazir Bhuttos assassination.

Islamabad, Jan 13 : A recent poll conducted in Pakistan has found that almost half of Pakistanis believed that government-allied agencies, or politicians, had a hand in Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

In another finding of the poll, half of Pakistanis backed Benazir's son Bilawal as the new PPP chief.

The poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan, results of which were released yesterday, showed that 23 percent respondents suspected government intelligence or security agencies were responsible for Benazir's killing, and a further 25 percent believed government-allied politicians were to blame, the Daily Times reported.

Only 17 percent believed the government's account that Al Qaeda militants were to blame, while 12 percent suspected the US and four percent blamed India for the assassination.

Poll results said that 53 percent respondents believed Benazir's son Bilawal was the right person to lead the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). However, 28 percent respondents said that it was wrong, while 19 percent said they did not know about it.

In all 1300 men and women were interviewed in towns and cities across Pakistan and the poll carried a margin of error of plus or minus five percentage points.

ANI