Looking ahead to the elections on 18 February which were postponed due to Mrs Bhutto's assassination, many MEPs were concerned about the extent to which they would be fair.
Atbildot uz spāņu deputāta José Ignacio Salafranca (Eiropas Tautas partijas grupa) jautājumu par slepkavības motīviem, P. Mušarafs izteica pieņēmumu, ka tās nolūks bijis destabilizēt Pakistānu.