LONDON, Jan 2: A team of British anti-terror police will head for Pakistan by the end of the week to help investigate the killing of Benazir Bhutto, Scotland Yard and Foreign Minister David Miliband said on Wednesday.

“At the request of President Musharraf, the prime minister has agreed to send a UK police team of technical experts to assist the government of Pakistan in the investigation of the death of Benazir Bhutto,” he said in statement. “The team is due to leave the UK by the end of the week,” he said.

The Metropolitan Police added that “a small team of officers from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command will be travelling to Pakistan to provide support and assistance in the investigation.”—AFP