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The special prosecutor in former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder case has been shot dead, police say. Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan's ex-leader Benazir Bhutto, police say.
Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali was seriously injured by attackers on a motorcycle in the capital, Islamabad, and died in hospital from his injuries, they said. Attackers shot Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali as he drove to a court hearing in the case. He lost control of his car, which hit and killed a pedestrian.
At least one other person was reportedly killed in the shooting. A police investigation is now under way. Police have not speculated on a reason for the shooting, in Islamabad.
Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack in 2007. Former President Pervez Musharraf has been accused of failing to provide adequate security for her.
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.
Sprayed with bulletsSprayed with bullets
Police say Mr Ali was driving to the anti-terrorism court for a hearing on Friday morning when his car was ambushed. Police say Chaudhry Zulfiqar was driving to the anti-terrorism court for a hearing on Friday morning when his car was ambushed.
The attackers on a motorcycle then sprayed the car with bullets, badly injuring the prosecutor. The attackers sprayed the car with bullets, badly injuring the prosecutor. He later died in hospital.
Police officer Mohammad Yousuf told the AFP news agency that Mr Ali "was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries". A woman pedestrian was also killed and Chaudhry Zulfiqar's bodyguard was injured.
A woman pedestrian was also killed and Mr Ali's bodyguard was injured. Earlier reports suggested two other people had died. Earlier reports suggested two other people had died.
The shooting happened in G-9 sector of Islamabad, where the prosecutors lived. The attackers fled the scene. The shooting happened in the G-9 sector of Islamabad, where the prosecutors lived. The attackers fled the scene.
Lawyers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi announced a strike following the assassination of their colleague, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports. Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports that lawyers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have announced a strike over the killing.
Mr Ali was the special public prosecutor of the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) in several cases. The claims against Mr Musharraf date back several years.
He was also the top prosecutor against a number of Lashkar-e-Taiba activists being tried in Pakistan for their role in the deadly bombings in India's city of Mumbai in 2008. A UN inquiry in 2010 found that Ms Bhutto's murder could have been prevented, and that Mr Musharraf's government did not provide her with proper security.
In 2007, the Pakistani authorities blamed the Taliban for Ms Bhutto's assassination in the city of Rawalpindi. Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for him in February 2011.
Several officials, including former President Pervez Musharraf, were later accused of failing to provide enough security for Ms Bhutto after she returned from exile. He had been in self-imposed exile for several years, but returned to Pakistan in March to try to stand in the forthcoming election.
A UN inquiry in 2010 found that her murder could have been prevented. When the authorities arrested him last week, Chaudhry Zulfiqar described the accusations as aiding and abetting Ms Bhutto's killing.
Mr Musharraf - who dismisses the accusations as politically motivated - is currently under house arrest over the assassination. Mr Musharraf had blamed Ms Bhutto's killing on Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who denied any involvement.
Mr Ali's killing comes less than two weeks before Pakistan's national elections. Chaudhry Zulfiqar was also serving as the top prosecutor in a case related to the deadly bombings in India's city of Mumbai in 2008.