The statement is endorsed by the following members of the Group on Civil-Military Relations (Listed in alphabetical order):

1. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Abdul Qadir, MNA; former Governor Balochistan;
2. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Asad Durrani, former DG ISI, MI; former Ambassador of Pakistan;
3. Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Defence and Political Analyst;
4. Dr. Imran Ali, Professor of Economics, History and Business Policy, LUMS;
5. Mr. Javed Jabbar Former Senator & Federal Minister for Information & Media Development;
6. Mr. Mujib ur Rehman Shami, former President, All Pakistan newspapers society (APNS)
7. Mr. Rustam Shah Mohmand, former Federal Secretary;
8. Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Former Minister for Finance/Foreign Affairs;
9. Ms. Sherry Rehman, MNA, former Federal Minister;
10. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Talat Masood, Former Federal Secretary/Defence Analyst;
11. Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, Executive Director PILDAT
12. Ms. Aasiya Riaz, Joint Director, PILDAT.

1. The Dialogue Group on Civil-Military Relations, convened by PILDAT, comprising prominent persons from civil society and former senior officials of the armed forces held candid and detailed discussions on civil-military relations recently in Islamabad in the context of the present conditions and challenges facing Pakistan.
2. While observations and recommendations by the Group on other vital subjects will be provided shortly and separately, the Group reiterated that the assassination of former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi on 27th December 2007 and the earlier death of Nawab Akbar Bugti in August 2006 in a remote part of Balochistan became tragic turning points in the recent history of Pakistan.
3. In their own respective ways, the violent deaths of both these major political leaders have injected new intensities of mistrust and tension into the body politic of the country and continue to cast long shadows on civil-military relations.
4. Benazir Bhutto's death deprived the nation and the world of a towering figure at a critical juncture when her presence could have made a decisive difference for the better for both Pakistan and the international community. The death of Nawab Akbar Bugti aggravated the alienation of the Baloch people and escalated tension to dangerous levels of targeted killings and widespread insecurity.
5. Despite the passage of almost 4 years after one of these deaths and about two and a half years after the other, there is neither a credible explanation nor precise identification of those responsible for these dastardly acts.
6. To end speculations and suspicions, to find the truth, to strengthen the rule of law, to render justice, and to establish public trust and confidence in our institutions, the Civil-Military Dialogue Group calls upon the Government to form 2 separate yet fully empowered independent, impartial Judicial Commissions comprising serving and retired Justices of the Supreme Court.
7. The 2 Commissions should conduct comprehensive and conclusive investigations to determine all the facts, name all and not just some of the individuals responsible for acts of omission and commission resulting in the tragic deaths of the leaders and thereby provide the basis for swift prosecution.
8. The on-going investigation into the assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto has very low and limited credibility. There is a long, shameful history of such inquiries at this level being either a whitewash, a cover-up or a diversion to other persons while those actually culpable get away scot-free.
9. Six (6) weeks have lapsed since the publication of the observations contained in the UN Commission Report on the assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in December 2007. The report raises serious and disturbing questions.
10. These questions require explicit explanations and clarifications about the respective responsibilities of both the civil and military sectors in ensuring the security of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and on the immediate aftermath of her tragic death, particularly at, or near the scene of the crime.
11. The Group urges Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to immediately constitute a Judicial Commission comprising nominees of the Supreme Court to examine the questions and issues raised by the Report of the UN Commission. It is only through the conduct of an independent, impartial, fully empowered Judicial Commission that the actual facts and, hopefully the whole truth about the assassination will eventually come to light.
12. Similarly, the other proposed Judicial Commission for inquiry into all aspects of the circumstances resulting into the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti should be enabled to access, without hindrance, all the relevant officials, records and data on this matter.
13. The Government has an obligation to the people of Pakistan, and to the principles of transparency and justice that the earliest possible investigation be made by the proposed Judicial Commissions which should, in turn, exercise complete freedom to summon and examine any person to establish the circumstances and affix the responsibility for these tragic events.
14. Both Commissions should have clear and unambiguous Terms of Reference to exercise full authority and complete their reports and recommendations within 6 months.