According to Pakistan police,
Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, the prosecutor in Bhutto’s case, has been shot dead by
unknown gunmen in the Pakistani capital on Friday.
The main government prosecutor on
Benazir Bhutto murder case, Chauldry Zulfiqar Ali was driving to the
anti-terrorism court for the next hearing in the murder case of the ex-prime
minister on Friday morning, when he was ambushed by gunmen on motorcycles.
They shot at his vehicle multiple
times, killing his bodyguard, a female pedestrian on the street, and fatally
wounding Ali in the process.
He was rushed to the hospital
where he succumbed to his injuries, according to Police officer Mohammad
Yousuf.
Zulfiqar was a top prosecutor of
the Federal Investigation Authority in several cases. For a professional at his
level, he was bound to amass enemies. He should have been given maximum
security.
Only a few days ago, former
President Pervez Musharraf was charged with conspiracy to murder the former prime
minister, and placed under a house arrest which would see him remain indoors
during the upcoming elections in May.
After her death, accusing fingers
were pointed at the Taliban by the Pakistani authorities, but the former president
and several others were blamed for failing to provide adequate security for
Bhutto after her return from exile.
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