Emergency CWC meeting tomorrow to condole Benazir's assassinatio

Thursday, December 27, 2007, 22:34 [IST]

New Delhi, Dec 27 (UNI) The Congress Working Comittee (CWC) will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to condole the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

''The meeting will take place after AICC president Sonia Gandhi hosts the party flag at the headquarters on the Congress' foundation day tomorrow,'' party sources told UNI, adding such an emergency meet of the party's highest policy-making body was a rare occurence.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will also be present at the meet, which will also be attended by senior party leaders.

UNI

Topics: POLITICS-BHUTTO-CONGRESS-CWC

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