Before the Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting Rehman Malik reportedly briefed President Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and a select few party members about the outcome of the investigation of the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
During the briefing Rehman Malik maintained that all those complicit in the assassination, the perpetrators as well as the planners/financiers, have been identified and they would be apprehended within a week or two, sources further revealed. The minister allegedly informed the select gathering that all the three reports of Scotland Yard, UN Investigation Commission and local Joint Investigation Team point towards the involvement of former chiefs of two intelligence agencies.
Malik sought the approval of President Zardari before arresting the two former spy masters and some other officials associated with security forces, sources said. Those present in the briefing included Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Makhdom Amin Faheem, Jahangir Badr, Aftab Shabaan Mirani, Babar Awan, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Nisar Khuhro and Zulfiqar Mirza.
All those present were reportedly asked to take an oath on the Holy Quran not to disclose any of the proceedings of the meeting. The two co-chairmen decided not to reveal the report's contents to the CEC or the public at this time. Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan was not called in during this top level meeting and was told to wait outside.