The special prosecutor in former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case has been shot dead, police say.
Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali was seriously injured by attackers on a motorcycle in the capital, Islamabad, and later died from his injuries, they said.
Another two people were also reportedly killed in the shooting. A police investigation is now under way.
Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign.
The authorities at the time blamed the Taliban for the assassination in the city of Rawalpindi.
Several officials, including former President Pervez Musharraf, were later accused of failing to provide enough security for Ms Bhutto after she returned from exile.
Mr Musharraf – who dismisses the accusations as politically motivated – is currently under house arrest.
iye
May 3, 2013 at 12:54 pm
ok next
klc
May 3, 2013 at 1:02 pm
These people in middle east arent people coz of the way they kill each other. I no longer get surprised to hear such tales. Next news pliz.
Ben
May 3, 2013 at 3:50 pm
When extremists are let loose they can seriously undermine da judiciary plus executive 2 bad 4 db prosecutor mhsrip.
MUziyenda Kusukulu
May 4, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Pakistan is not in the Middle East mwebantu!