Scotland Yard team leave for Pakistan to investigate the killing of Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan govt has invited the team to facilitate in the matter of Benazir killing. Earlier Pakistan govt refused to involve any foreign investigation  but due to immense political pressure govt has decided to investigate through Scotland yard. Last year the Pakistani cricket coach Bob woolmer murder was also investigated by Scotland yard team. The names of the personals involve in investigation will be top secret and the British govt also refuse to disclose the names.

New Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself).

Scotland Yard is the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police, responsible for safety, crime investigation, and emergency response. Scotland Yard refers to the building in which the police station is headquartered, which was originally on Great Scotland Yard before moving to Broadway Street in 1967. The name stuck after the move, and Scotland Yard has become a symbol for police work and British law enforcement in general.

The Metropolitan Police was formed in 1829 when Sir Robert Peel, along with others, was concerned about public safety in the rapidly growing city of London, and felt that a police force was needed to protect the citizens. Investigative committees in the House of Lords agreed, and the Metropolitan Police was established. The Metropolitan Police was responsible for coordinating all the law enforcement in London, while reforming and improving policing conditions.

The expanding Metropolitan Police were given new headquarters at Great Scotland Yard in 1875, and while the public entered through Whitehall, one of the cross streets, there was also a small public entrance on Great Scotland Yard. The Criminal Investigations Branch, along with others, was housed at Scotland Yard. Scotland Yard became a central location for most administrative offices in the Metropolitan Police force, although branch stations had administrative staff as well.

Scotland Yard has given nomenclature to a number of common terms, including "Black Maria" for police van, which became popular in 1858. A number of crime techniques including fingerprinting also got their start at Scotland Yard, which often pioneers law enforcement technology. Some of the first female police patrols originated in Scotland Yard, which employed women earlier than many other metropolitan police forces.

Scotland Yard has a greater depth of responsibility than the police forces it oversees, and is active in international crime detection as well as in London. Scotland Yard protects the Royal Family of England, and the commissioner reports directly to the home secretary. Scotland Yard also works closely with British intelligence organizations to exchange information and personnel.

Scotland Yard employees have investigated some of the most famous crime characters in history, including Jack the Ripper, Dr. Crippen, and the Kray Gang. Scotland Yard is often looked to by other metropolitan police forces around the world as a model for organization and crime solving, with the highly centralized headquarters overseeing regional police stations. To many people, the Metropolitan Police Force has a well-earned reputation for efficient, compassionate, effective service throughout London.

The name derives from the headquarters’s original location on Great Scotland Yard, a street off Whitehall. The exact origins of this name are unknown, though popular explanations include: that it had once been the site of a diplomatic mission owned by the Kings of Scotland prior to the Union of England and Scotland; that the street was owned by a man called Scott during the Middle Ages; or that stagecoaches bound to Scotland once departed from the street. By the 17th century, the street had become the site of a number of government buildings, with the architects Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren living there. From 1649–1651, the poet John Milton lived there during the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell’s rule.

Scotland Yard was founded along with the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel, with the help of Francois-Eugene Vidocq. It opened for business as administrative headquarters of the Service on 29 September 1829, housing the two commissioners and their administrative staffs in a complex of about 50 rooms. It was not (and has never been) a police station in the usual sense, with each division of the police instead operating their own local stations.

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