Well innocent mistakes do happen, but it’s extremely difficult to believe that the government official who held the press conference and said categorically that Bhutto died from hitting her head on the sunroof lever, didn’t know that she had actually been shot. Perhaps he should now hold another press conference to explain where the misinformation he provided came from. That would be acting innocent.
That said, there are a few potential reasons for the Pakistan govt to lie about the mode of death:
The cool and professional manner of the shooter suggests that he got military style terror training as opposed to the plain 'ole "press this button to blow me up" deal reserved for foot soldiers. Given that the Pakistani intelligence agencies ran many of these advanced camps (see the 9/11 commission report) - the shooter may have been a state asset gone bad. They would not want to expose that.
For you to be a "martyr" under Islam, you have to receive a mortal would directly from the adversary. Bhutto dying due to an accident, even if triggered by a blast, would put paid to portrayals of her as a martyr in the eyes of the faithful.
Well, I think what they should do, as a matter of national security, is to do a professional autopsy (no matter what the family says) and get the absolute cause of death. Then it won’t depend upon all these conflicting accounts that we are still getting now.
I don’t think the government should come out and “correct” what they’ve said (even if they’ve found additional conflicting accounts) until they’ve done that kind of autopsy.
Otherwise, if they do start correcting themselves, they just start looking worse and worse, going back and forth, between various different scenarios. That’s no way to instill any kind of confidence in the government’s statements.
So, my opinion (for what they should do) is to say nothing more about the cause of death, make an autopsy a matter of national security, and get the conclusive results from that and publish it.
Regards,
Star Traveler