FIA prosecutor in Benazir murder, Mumbai attack cases shot dead

Friday, May 3rd, 2013 8:34:37 by

A senior prosecutor in the assassination case of former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, was killed n firing in Islamabad early Friday, hospital sources said.

 

Chaudhry Zulfikar was heading to the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi when came under attack, his son, Nisar said.

 

Zulfikar, Federal Investigation Agency’s prosecutor received bullet injuries and was shifted to the main hospital where he died of wounds.

 

Zulfikar’s guard was also injured in the attack by motorcyclists near Karachi Company marketplace area. Both were taken to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad in critical condition.

 

Some doctors said that he was died at the scene as he had received several bullets on face and other parts of the body.

 

The attackers fled after the firing at 7:30 a.m. No group claimed responsibility.

 

Zulfikar was also prosecutor in the Mumbai attacks case. Indian had blamed Lashkar-e-Tayyeba for the attacks.

 

His son was quoted by the local media as saying that his father had received threats from a banned extremist group.

 

The prosecutor was to going to Rawalpindi to appear before the court in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.

 

Former President Pervez Musharraf was also summoned to the court on Friday.

 

Witnesses said that a woman died when Zulfikar car hit her after he lost control. Slain prosecutor was driving himself and the guard was sitting with him.

 

Unconfirmed reports suggest that one of the attackers was also injured when the guard returned fire.

 

A large number of FIA officials, relatives and friends arrived in hospital shortly after the incident.

 

The police conducted a search in G-9 markaz and adjoining areas but no one was arrested.

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