Fakhruddin condemns assassination of Benazir

Dhaka, Dec 27 (bdprem.com) – Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday condemned the "cowardly attack" that led to the assassination of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto. According to a statement issued by the foreign affairs ministry to the media, he said it was an "unpardonable crime that has shocked the world". The government and people of Bangladesh mourned the "tragedy with their Pakistani brethren". Your Ad Here Fakhruddin also prayed that the souls of all those who were killed in the incident rest in eternal peace. The Pakistani opposition leader was killed in a gun and bomb attack on a rally in the city of Rawalpindi Thursday, her party said. "She has been martyred," said party official Rehman Malik. Benazir, 54, died in hospital in Rawalpindi. Ary-One Television said she had been shot in the head.