Via iht.com -
ISLAMABAD: British counterterrorism officers arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join the investigation into Benazir Bhutto's assassination a day after President Pervez Musharraf dismissed allegations that his government may have had a hand in the slaying.
The Scotland Yard team will provide forensic and technical expertise into the killing of the opposition leader but will not be allowed to go on a "wild goose chase and create a political disturbance," Musharraf said late Thursday.
Bhutto's killing on Dec. 27 plunged an already volatile Pakistan deeper into crisis as it battled a surge in violence by Al Qaeda and Taliban extremists. It also forced a six-week delay in parliamentary elections, now set for Feb. 18, which were seen as crucial to restoring stability and democracy.
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