Pakistan says Britain helping in corruption investigation

Pakistan's chief corruption investigator Saifur Rehman says that the British authorities have ordered the seizure of documents relating to bank accounts held by the former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, and her family.

Miss Bhutto, dismissed from office on corruption charges more than a year ago, denies government accusations that she illegally transferred millions of dollars to private bank accounts abroad.

Switzerland blocked a number of accounts belonging to Miss Bhutto and her husband in September.

Pakistan is asking the United States, Spain and France to take similar action.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service