Senior officer probing charges against Pak PM found hanging

Update: 2013-01-19 02:34 GMT
A senior Pakistani investigator probing graft charges involving prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was found dead in mysterious circumstances at his official accommodation on Friday amid reports that he was ‘under pressure’ due to the high-profile case. Kamran Faisal, an assistant director of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), was found hanging from a fan in his room at Federal Lodges here. Sources further said Faisal had asked his superiors to remove him from the case. said.

Preliminary investigations have suggested Faisal had committed suicide, the officials said. Police chief Bin Yamin told reporters the cause of death would be established by an autopsy. Faisal was one of two investigation officers probing allegations of graft in rental power projects.

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