Bhutto murder-case prosecutor

Bhutto murder-case prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan's ex-leader Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007. Police said Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali was ambushed as he was being driven from his Islamabad home to a court hearing in the Bhutto case in Rawalpindi. Police have not speculated on a reason for the shooting. Chaudhry Zulfiqar was also the top prosecutor in a case related to the attacks in Mumbai, India, in 2008. Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been accused of failing to provide adequate security for Ms Bhutto at the time of her death. Mr Musharraf, who recently returned to Pakistan after living abroad, is being held under house arrest while the claims against him are investigated. He denies the allegations. Nobody has ever been convicted over the murder of Ms Bhutto. Police said Chaudhry Zulfiqar was on his way to the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi for a hearing on Friday morning when his car was ambushed The killing of a top prosecutor of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has brought into focus the complex security situation in Pakistan. The killers are not yet known, but the speculation has already started. The suspected culprits include the Pakistani secret services, or jihadi organisations. As the former director of FIA and currently its chief public prosecutor, Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali spearheaded investigations into two high profile cases: the Benazir Bhutto murder, and the Mumbai bombings. He was the main person who pushed the court to expedite proceedings against five members of the Pakistani Taliban faction called the TTP, detained for Ms Bhutto's murder. aliform