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| Bhutto murder-case prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad | Bhutto murder-case prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad |
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| Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan's ex-leader Benazir Bhutto, police say. | Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan's ex-leader Benazir Bhutto, police say. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Police have not speculated on a reason for the shooting, in Islamabad. | Police have not speculated on a reason for the shooting, in Islamabad. |
| Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack in 2007. 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. | 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. | Nobody has ever been convicted over the murder of Ms Bhutto. |
| Sprayed with bullets | Sprayed with bullets |
| Police say Chaudhry Zulfiqar 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 sprayed the car with bullets, badly injuring the prosecutor. He later died in hospital. | The attackers sprayed the car with bullets, badly injuring the prosecutor. He later died in hospital. |
| A woman pedestrian was also killed and Chaudhry Zulfiqar's bodyguard was injured. | A woman pedestrian was also killed and Chaudhry Zulfiqar's bodyguard was injured. |
| Earlier reports suggested two other people had died. | Earlier reports suggested two other people had died. |
| The shooting happened in the 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. |
| Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports that lawyers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have announced a strike over the killing. | Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports that lawyers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have announced a strike over the killing. |
| The claims against Mr Musharraf date back several years. | The claims against Mr Musharraf date back several years. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for him in February 2011. | Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for him in February 2011. |
| He had been in self-imposed exile for several years, but returned to Pakistan in March to try to stand in the forthcoming election. | He had been in self-imposed exile for several years, but returned to Pakistan in March to try to stand in the forthcoming election. |
| When the authorities arrested Mr Musharraf last week, Chaudhry Zulfiqar described the accusations as aiding and abetting Ms Bhutto's killing. | |
| Mr Musharraf had blamed Ms Bhutto's killing on Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who denied any involvement. | Mr Musharraf had blamed Ms Bhutto's killing on Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who denied any involvement. |
| Chaudhry Zulfiqar was also prosecuting seven suspected militants over the 2008 Mumbai attacks. | |
| The Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was blamed for the attacks, in which 166 people were killed. |