ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani presided over a meeting held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Wednesday to discuss the financial and autonomy aspects of a United Nations investigation into the assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.

The meeting reviewed the status of United Nations’ International Commission on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, an official statement said.

The UN has set conditions for the inquiry, requested by the PPP-led coalition government, and asked for $100 million, complete access to relevant information and full cooperation of government agencies.

The discussion at the meeting focussed on the scope and mandate of the commission and ways of generating funds for the probe, sources said.

One of the proposals discussed at the meeting was to finance the inquiry through assistance from friendly countries.

The United Nations seeks freedom to carry out its work, but according to the sources, the government want it to operate under its terms of reference.