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All six accused in Murtaza Bhutto murder case acquitted
[Dawn] All six accused in the Murtaza Bhutto murder case were acquitted on Friday, DawnNews reported.The accused included Mazhar Memon, Asghar Ali, Asif Ali Jatoi, Mehmood Bhallai, Ghulam Mustafa Chandio and Akhter Ali Mirani. Mir Murtaza Bhutto, brother of former premier Benazir Bhutto, was killed in an alleged police encounter. In September 1996, according to police, Mir Murtaza Bhutto and his companions were stopped near his residence in Clifton, Karachi. He was gunned down along with his eight party workers. In this regard, Clifton police had registered a case in which the shootout was declared a police encounter. Posted by: Fred 2009-12-05 |
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