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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 912 

Condemning the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir 

Bhutto and reaffirming the commitment of the United States to assist 

the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting 

a free and democratic Pakistan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2008 

Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. PENCE, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 

Mr. BERMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

KENNEDY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. 

POE, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DREIER, Mrs. 

MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. PASCRELL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the assassination of former Pakistani Prime 

Minister Benazir Bhutto and reaffirming the commitment of the United States to assist the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting a 

free and democratic Pakistan. 

Whereas on December 27, 2007, former Pakistani Prime 

Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated while departing a peaceful election rally; 

Whereas the attack on Ms. Bhutto also killed some 20 other 

innocent bystanders and fellow Muslims; 


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Whereas Ms. Bhutto had returned to Pakistan in October 

2007 after 8 years of self-imposed exile for the stated 

purpose of bringing democracy and the voice of moderation back to Pakistan; 

Whereas Pakistan has struggled historically in its path toward a secure and stable democracy, having been ruled 

by unelected leaders for 34 out of 60 years of Pakistan’s 

history; 

Whereas Pakistan has been plagued by over 40 suicide attacks, claiming over 700 lives in 2007; 

Whereas the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan are being used by al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other 

terrorist and extremist elements to regroup, retrain, and 

recruit for future attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan; 

Whereas Pakistan is a nuclear-armed nation, adding another 

level of complexity to Pakistan’s deteriorating security 

situation and raising the specter of nuclear arms falling 

into the hands of extremists in the future; 

Whereas the international community has a vital interest in 

supporting a free, stable, and secure Pakistan so as to 

stem the rise of extremism in the region, prevent global 

acts of terrorism originating in Pakistan, and support the 

movement toward stable political institutions and democratic values and the rule of law; 

Whereas in the past 5 years, the United States has provided 

over $5,000,000,000 in assistance to Pakistan and an additional $5,000,000,000 to reimburse Pakistan for its expenses incurred in combating terrorism; 

Whereas a significant portion of United States assistance and 

reimbursements have gone to support Pakistani military 

operations in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region, 


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counterterrorism operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan and to increase Pakistan’s 

counterterrorism and military capability; 

Whereas there is an acute need for additional assistance from 

the United States and other countries to support and 

promote Pakistan’s economic, social, and political development; and 

Whereas the tragic death of Ms. Bhutto creates even greater 

uncertainty in an unstable region: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns in the strongest terms the assas3 sination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir 

4 Bhutto and expresses its condolences to her family 

5 and the families of all those who were killed or in6 jured in the attack of December 27, 2007; 

7 (2) supports efforts by Pakistan to expedi8 tiously bring to justice those who have perpetrated 

9 this cruel and cowardly attack; 

10 (3) welcomes the provision of assistance by the 

11 Government of the United Kingdom of expertise to 

12 the Government of Pakistan in the conduct of the 

13 investigation of the attack; 

14 (4) commends the Government of Pakistan for 

15 accepting such assistance and urges that government 

16 to allow experts from the United Kingdom to partici17 pate in such investigation in the fullest possible 

18 manner; 


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1 (5) urges the people and Government of Paki2 stan to be relentless in its pursuit of a democrat3 ically-elected government, including the holding of 

4 free and fair elections at the earliest possible oppor5 tunity; 

6 (6) expresses its support for the freedom of the 

7 media, the ability of political parties to express their 

8 views without restriction, and the independence of 

9 the judiciary in Pakistan; and 

10 (7) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

11 States to assist the people of Pakistan in combating 

12 terrorist activity and promoting a free and demo13 cratic Pakistan. 

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