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ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- A Pakistani court Wednesday cancelled the
interim bail of two former police officers and ordered their arrest in a case
pleaded by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
Former City Police Officer (CPO) Saud Aziz and Superintendent Police (SP)
Rawal Town Khurram Shahzad were arrested after an Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC)
cancelled their interim bail.
The FIA had pleaded before the court that Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad
were facing serious allegations and requested for cancellation of their
interim bail. The court granted the FIA plea and cancelled bails of both
police officers, who were immediately arrested at the court orders.
"Both of the police officers have been arrested," said prosecutor Chaudhry
Zulfiqar Ali while talking to media.
The two former police officials have been nominated for involvement in the
murder of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson and former Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto. They were accused of ordering the assassination scene
hosed down so that to destroy vital evidences.
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December 2007 in a gun and suicide
attack after she was leaving an election campaign in Rawalpindi. (end)
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