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Pakistan PM corruption official found dead | |
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One of the officials investigating a corruption case in Pakistan linked to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has been found dead. | |
Reports say the man, Kamran Faisal, was found hanged in the government hostel in Islamabad where he lived with colleagues. | Reports say the man, Kamran Faisal, was found hanged in the government hostel in Islamabad where he lived with colleagues. |
The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Mr Ashraf on Tuesday over allegations he accepted bribes when approving power generation projects as minister for water and power in 2010. | The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Mr Ashraf on Tuesday over allegations he accepted bribes when approving power generation projects as minister for water and power in 2010. |
He denies the allegations. | He denies the allegations. |
Police said it appeared that Mr Kamran had killed himself, but that an autopsy would be carried out. | Police said it appeared that Mr Kamran had killed himself, but that an autopsy would be carried out. |
"We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," said Islamabad police chief Bani Amin. | "We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," said Islamabad police chief Bani Amin. |
Mr Faisal worked for Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). | |
'Very depressed' | |
One of his associates told the BBC the official had been under considerable stress in recent weeks. | |
He had played a major role in the Ashraf case until he and another officer were taken off it earlier this month by senior NAB officials, the man told the BBC. | He had played a major role in the Ashraf case until he and another officer were taken off it earlier this month by senior NAB officials, the man told the BBC. |
A neighbour also said that Mr Faisal had requested a transfer from the high-profile case and had been very depressed. | |
The death of Mr Faisal is the latest twist in the long-running corruption case against Mr Ashraf, says the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad. | The death of Mr Faisal is the latest twist in the long-running corruption case against Mr Ashraf, says the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad. |
It comes days after the order to arrest Mr Ashraf, which came as a populist cleric led thousands of protesters in a march and sit-in in Islamabad. | It comes days after the order to arrest Mr Ashraf, which came as a populist cleric led thousands of protesters in a march and sit-in in Islamabad. |
Tahirul Qadri and his supporters were demanding that the government resign ahead of elections due in May. | |
The government has since reached a deal with the cleric, agreeing to dissolve parliament before 16 March, but the events have raised fears of a political crisis in Pakistan. | |
Analysts say Mr Ashraf is unlikely to be arrested imminently. | Analysts say Mr Ashraf is unlikely to be arrested imminently. |
The head of the NAB, Fasih Bokhari had refused to carry out the arrest, saying there was not enough evidence to justify it. | The head of the NAB, Fasih Bokhari had refused to carry out the arrest, saying there was not enough evidence to justify it. |