The government of the time led by General Pervez Musharraf said she died not from the gunshot wound but from the force of the blast, as she bent her head against the roof of a open-top car.

• 当时由穆沙拉夫将军领导的政府称，贝布托并非死于枪伤，而是死于爆炸的冲击力，当时她在敞篷车内，弯下腰头部抵着车顶。但很多人对这样的解释表示怀疑。