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Murder Charges Against Pakistan's Musharraf Are Unprecedented

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in April, near his home in Islamabad. Kyodo/Landov hide caption

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Murder Charges Against Pakistan's Musharraf Are Unprecedented

The former president and army chief is accused of murder. It's alleged that he did not give adequate protection to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007. Now, a court has taken the unprecedented step of indicting a former leader in a nation dominated by the military.

Pakistani Prosecutor Investigating Bhutto Death Is Gunned Down

Pakistani police officials examine the bloodied, bullet-riddled car of slain government prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali after an attack by gunmen Friday in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Pakistani Prosecutor Investigating Bhutto Death Is Gunned Down

Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali was traveling from his home in Islamabad to a hearing in the case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's 2007 assassination when his car was sprayed with bullets.

Pakistani Governor May Have Been Killed Because He Opposed Blasphemy Law

The body of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer is loaded into an ambulance in Islamabad earlier today. Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Pakistani Governor May Have Been Killed Because He Opposed Blasphemy Law

The alleged killer told police he acted because the lawmaker had spoken out against the laws, Pakistan's interior minister says. It is Pakistan's highest-profile assassination since the 2007 killing of Benazir Bhutto.