Gunmen kill Pakistan Court Official

A senior official of Pakistan's Supreme Court, Syed Hamid Reza, was shot dead early Monday morning by three unidentified armed men, according to the police. The death of Reza, the additional registrar at the Supreme Court, is believed to be linked to the current tension in Pakistan over the suspension of the chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Meanwhile Chaudhry's hearing on misconduct allegations was halted on Monday after one of the judges on the bench refused to hear the case.

Reports on Pakistan television news channel Aaj TV, say that the three armed men carried out the attack at Reza's home in the capital Islamabad at 4.30 am local time. Pakistan's acting chief justice, Rana Bhagwandas, visited Raza's family on Monday and expressed his condolences.

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