Commission member Marzuki Dausman of Indonesia, left, listens as Chilean UN Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, center, chairman of the United Nations committee investigating the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, speaks to reporters at the United Nations after the commission released its report. The commission claims Bhutto's death could have been prevented if the government under then-President Pervez Musharraf, the government of the state of Punjab, and the Rawalpindi District Police had taken adequate security measures. - AP Photo
NEW YORK Pakistani Ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah Husain Haroon has said Pakistan is unlikely to take steps to address the security and judicial failures detailed in a report on the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

“I have witnessed history in my country for the last 60 years and nothing is ever taken to conclusion,” Mr Haroon said in an interview with Bloomberg News on Friday.

“We have had great trauma in Pakistan that did not lead to reform.”

He was quoted as telling the news agency that the 65-page report was a “very clean factual picture” that was “well-conceived, well-written and well-intentioned” and contained no major errors.

The report called for “police reform measures” to “operate in a structure of accountability for protecting the rights of the individual”. It said Pakistan needed “strong and effective intelligence services” and that the “democratic rule of law in Pakistan could be greatly strengthened.”

Pakistan now needed strong leadership and incorruptible leadership, he said.

“The government doesn't need US help in building democracy, as suggested today in Washington by State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley,” Mr Haroon added.

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