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Prosecutor in Bhutto murder case killed

By Associated Press in Islamabad, Pakistan | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-04 08:09

 Prosecutor in Bhutto murder case killed

Pakistani prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfikar, who was investigating the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was shot at least 13 times on Friday as he was driving to a hearing related to the case. Mian Khursheed / Reuters

Prosecutor in Bhutto murder case killed

Gunmen killed Pakistan's lead prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as he was driving to court on Friday, throwing the case that also involves former ruler Pervez Musharraf into disarray.

Chaudhry Zulfikar was at the helm of a number of highly controversial cases, including the 2007 Bhutto assassination in which Musharraf is accused of involvement. He was also prosecuting militants linked to the 2008 terror attack in the Indian city of Mumbai.

Zulfikar was on his way to a court in Rawalpindi, next to Islamabad, when gunmen fired at him, hitting him in the head, shoulder and chest, and then fled in a taxi and on a motorcycle, said police officer Arshad Ali. The prosecutor was shot at least 13 times. His car was pockmarked with bullets, and the windshield shattered.

Zulfikar lost control of his car, which hit and killed a pedestrian, said another police officer, Mohammed Rafiq.

Zulfikar's guard, Farman Ali, returned fire and is believed to have wounded at least one of the attackers, Rafiq said. Ali was also injured in the attack. Police have launched a search to find and apprehend the gunmen.

The motive for the killing was unclear, but Zulfikar's involvement in the two particularly high-profile cases will likely be closely scrutinized.

Government prosecutors have accused Musharraf of being involved in the Bhutto assassination and not providing enough security to Pakistan's first female prime minister. Musharraf, who was in power when Bhutto was assassinated, has denied the allegations. At the time of the attack, he blamed the assassination on the Pakistani Taliban.

The Bhutto case has lingered for years in the Pakistani court system. A number of alleged assailants are on trial but no one has been convicted. The case burst into the headlines when Musharraf returned in March after four years in exile.

The prosecutor told reporters that he had received death threats recently in connection with the case but would not say who from or what they said.

Zulfikar was also the government's lead prosecutor in a case related to the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed 166 people. The attack was blamed on the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Pakistan has put seven men on trial on charges they assisted in the Mumbai siege, but the trial has made little progress. India has criticized Pakistan for not doing more to crack down on the militants blamed for the attack. Hafiz Saeed, the head of a group believed to be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, remains free, and many believe he enjoys the protection of the government.

Musharraf returned to Pakistan to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and a raft of legal cases against him. But his fortunes have gone from bad to worse since he arrived.

Judges barred him from running in the May 11 parliamentary election, not long after he arrived, because of his actions while in power. A court in the northwestern city of Peshawar went further this week and banned Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life - a ruling the former military strongman plans to appeal.

Musharraf is currently under house arrest on the outskirts of Islamabad in connection with several cases against him, including the Bhutto case. He also faces allegations of treason before the Supreme Court.

Zulfikar was headed to a hearing related to Musharraf and the Bhutto case at a court in Rawalpindi when he was killed, said Ishaq, the police officer.

Friday's killing comes at a sensitive time for Pakistan, which is preparing for nationwide elections. The vote will mark the first time that an elected civilian government has fulfilled its term and handed off power to another civilian government in the country.

President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the prosecutor's killing and called for a thorough investigation.

Prosecutor in Bhutto murder case killed

(China Daily 05/04/2013 page8)

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