<p>A case officer investigating a corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was found dead on Friday in Islamabad, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p> The Supreme Court on Tuesday demanded Ashraf's arrest in the long-running case, but anti-corruption watchdog the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the chief justice on Thursday that it did not yet have enough evidence.<br /> <br /> Officials said the officer, Kamran Faisal, was found dead in the government hostel where he lived with other colleagues from NAB.<br /> <br /> "He was found dead in his room. He is suspected to have committed suicide. Police have taken the body. A post-mortem is being carried out," a NAB spokesman said.<br /> <br /> "He was a case officer, an investigations officer in the prime minister's case. We will share further details when we get them," the spokesman added.<br /> <br /> Islamabad police chief Bani Amin confirmed that the body had been found.<br /> <br /> "We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," he said.<br /> <br /> The Supreme Court on Tuesday demanded Ashraf's arrest in the long-running case, but anti-corruption watchdog the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the chief justice on Thursday that it did not yet have enough evidence.<br /> <br /> Officials said the officer, Kamran Faisal, was found dead in the government hostel where he lived with other colleagues from NAB.<br /> <br /> "He was found dead in his room. He is suspected to have committed suicide. Police have taken the body. A post-mortem is being carried out," a NAB spokesman said.<br /> <br /> "He was a case officer, an investigations officer in the prime minister's case. We will share further details when we get them," the spokesman added.<br /> <br /> Islamabad police chief Bani Amin confirmed that the body had been found.<br /> <br /> "We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," he said.</p>
<p>A case officer investigating a corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was found dead on Friday in Islamabad, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p> The Supreme Court on Tuesday demanded Ashraf's arrest in the long-running case, but anti-corruption watchdog the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the chief justice on Thursday that it did not yet have enough evidence.<br /> <br /> Officials said the officer, Kamran Faisal, was found dead in the government hostel where he lived with other colleagues from NAB.<br /> <br /> "He was found dead in his room. He is suspected to have committed suicide. Police have taken the body. A post-mortem is being carried out," a NAB spokesman said.<br /> <br /> "He was a case officer, an investigations officer in the prime minister's case. We will share further details when we get them," the spokesman added.<br /> <br /> Islamabad police chief Bani Amin confirmed that the body had been found.<br /> <br /> "We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," he said.<br /> <br /> The Supreme Court on Tuesday demanded Ashraf's arrest in the long-running case, but anti-corruption watchdog the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the chief justice on Thursday that it did not yet have enough evidence.<br /> <br /> Officials said the officer, Kamran Faisal, was found dead in the government hostel where he lived with other colleagues from NAB.<br /> <br /> "He was found dead in his room. He is suspected to have committed suicide. Police have taken the body. A post-mortem is being carried out," a NAB spokesman said.<br /> <br /> "He was a case officer, an investigations officer in the prime minister's case. We will share further details when we get them," the spokesman added.<br /> <br /> Islamabad police chief Bani Amin confirmed that the body had been found.<br /> <br /> "We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," he said.</p>