With the third anniversary of Benazirs death barely two weeks away, the nation remains as confused today about the identity of the assassin and the forces behind him, as it was when the gruesome incident took place on December 27, 2007. Investigations, whether conducted locally or by outside agencies, have failed to present any conclusive findings. Thus, the other theory that it was not the assassins bullet but the hatch of the cars roof she hit that ended her life, stands neither denied nor confirmed. The confusion is compounded, as autopsy that could have pointed to the cause of death was reportedly disallowed by Mr Zardari or was not done on some other ulterior considerations. The tragedy becomes doubly painful because of the fact that the government of the day, led by Benazirs own party, with her spouse Asif Zardari as President of the country, has not so far shown much interest in getting at the bottom of the truth, though it has been in power since only a few months later. When pressed by the outraged party workers, the media and the people at large to find and punish the culprits, the government took cosmetic measures that could not possibly have produced any worthwhile results. For instance, the pointless UN investigation, while local expertise was not pressed into service. Or, the PPP leadership Zardari, Gilani, Malik and the rest tried to befool the public by a meaningless assurance that they knew who her killers were but would disclose their names when the time was ripe. No one was convinced, as the cry from the grave urged that that moment was now Most likely, if they knew the killers, they would not come out with their names, since either they were too influential for the accusers to risk their estrangement; were from among the near to them; or those about whom they have given guarantees of the security of life to foreign powers. The governments attitude to the death of the most popular leader at the time in the country could, unreservedly, be called shameful and a great betrayal. The culprits must be identified, after the crime has been thoroughly investigated, and brought to book. As her death anniversary approaches, the PPP leaders are likely to make ever more vociferous pledges that they would not let the matter be forgotten till the guilty are punished. Therefore, we hear its Secretary General Jehangir Badr and Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab saying that the United Nations investigators have held dictator Pervez Musharraf responsible for the murder and that more arrests are on the cards. However, the people are sick and tired of such rhetoric. They want action, It is surprising, though, that the party leaders, responsible for dealing with the case non-seriously, do not realise that they are damaging their prospects, as well as the partys, at the next general elections.