Official Investigating Pakistani Prime Minister Corruption Case Found Dead
Found hanged
One of the officials 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.
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