ISLAMABAD: The Inspector General Police (IGP) Islamabad has informed the Supreme Court that the killer of FIA prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar has been arrested. Zulfiqar was the prosecutor in the Benazir Bhutto murder and the Mumbai attacks cases

The IGP further said that the killer was a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and was also behind a blast in the federal capital.

A three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhamamd Chaudhry was hearing the suo moto case for the arrest of the killer of former Attorney General Sardar Muhammad Khan. During proceedings the IGP informed the court that the accused Abadullah opened fire on Chaudhry Zulfiqar’s car and the FC Guard in the car opened retaliatory fire. Abadullah was injured in the firing and dropped his mobile and pistol while his accomplishes helped him flee from the scene in a taxi.

The taxi was later recovered from Sabzi Mandi (Vegetable Market). IGP told the apex court that fingerprints from the taxi matched Abadullah’s.

Abadullah was arrested from a hospital where he had been receiving treatment for his bullet wounds and it was discovered that is the son of a former colonel who was court martialed and sentenced to six years.