IV 
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 resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the assassination of former Pakistani Prime 
Minister Benazir Bhutto and reaffirming the commit-
ment of the United States to assist the people of Paki-
stan 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 depart-
ing 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 modera-
tion back to Pakistan; 
Whereas Pakistan has struggled historically in its path to-
ward 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 at-
tacks, claiming over 700 lives in 2007; 
Whereas the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Paki-
stan 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 demo-
cratic 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 ad-
ditional $5,000,000,000 to reimburse Pakistan for its ex-
penses 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 Adminis-
tered 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 devel-
opment; and 
Whereas the tragic death of Ms. Bhutto creates even greater 
uncertainty in an unstable region: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns in the strongest terms the assas-
sination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir 
Bhutto and expresses its condolences to her family 
and the families of all those who were killed or in-
jured in the attack of December 27, 2007; 
(2) supports efforts by Pakistan to expedi-
tiously bring to justice those who have perpetrated 
this cruel and cowardly attack; 
(3) welcomes the provision of assistance by the 
Government of the United Kingdom of expertise to 
the Government of Pakistan in the conduct of the 
investigation of the attack; 
(4) commends the Government of Pakistan for 
accepting such assistance and urges that government 
to allow experts from the United Kingdom to partici-
pate in such investigation in the fullest possible 
manner; 
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(5) urges the people and Government of Paki-
stan to be relentless in its pursuit of a democrat-
ically-elected government, including the holding of 
free and fair elections at the earliest possible oppor-
tunity; 
(6) expresses its support for the freedom of the 
media, the ability of political parties to express their 
views without restriction, and the independence of 
the judiciary in Pakistan; and 
(7) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to assist the people of Pakistan in combating 
terrorist activity and promoting a free and demo-
cratic Pakistan. 
Æ 
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