Pakistan PM probe police officer found dead

 

The man was found dead in his hostel in Islamabad

One of the police officers investigating a corruption case in Pakistan linked to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has been found dead.

Reports say the man, Kamran Faisal, was found hanged in the government hostel in Islamabad where he lived with colleagues.
The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Mr Ashraf on Tuesday over allegations he accepted bribes when approving power generation projects as minister for water and power in 2010.
He denies the allegations.
Police said they were investigating whether Mr Kamran had killed himself, and that an autopsy would be carried out.
"We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," said Islamabad police chief Bani Amin.
The order to arrest Mr Ashraf came as a populist cleric led thousands of protesters in a march and sit-in in Islamabad.
Tahirul Qadri and his supporters were demanding the government resign ahead of elections due in May.
The government has since reached a deal with cleric, agreeing to dissolve parliament before 16 March, but the events have raised fears of a political crisis in Pakistan.
Analysts say Mr Ashraf is unlikely to be arrested imminently.
The head of the NAB, Fasih Bokhari had refused to carry out the arrest, saying there was not enough evidence to justify it.