KARACHI, Oct 30: The Anti-terrorism Court-V will resume hearing on Nov 5 of the case pertaining to the assassination of Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman along with his brother, Irshad, in the limits of the Preedy police station on June 23, 2005.
Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-V, holding the trial inside the Central Prison Karachi, put off the trial on Monday after defence counsel Mushtaq Ahmed sought an adjournment due to his preoccupation with some other case.
Police have submitted the charge-sheet against the accused, Hammad Raza Naqvi, who was identified by some witnesses in an identification parade held in the presence of a judicial magistrate. Another person, Syed Mohammad Askari, has been nominated as the absconding co-accused.
The ATC had indicted the accused on Sept 12 and recorded depositions of two prosecution witnesses on Sept 25.
Jamal Ateeq son of Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman informed the court about his father’s post-mortem report and some other details of the case. The other witness, constable Mohammad Akhtar, deposed that he was on patrol duty when the incident had taken place. He said he was called by his colleague, Raja Akhtar, to accompany him in the inspection of the scene of the incident.
Special Public Prosecutor Mohammad Mazhar Qayyum told the court that magistrate Sara Junejo, currently posted at Larkana, was scheduled to appear before the court but could not make it as she was on leave.
The court recorded the statement of prosecution witnesses, Sultan, a relative of the slain religious scholar, and the Medico-legal Officer, Dr Jagdeesh, who had performed the postmortem examination of Mufti Ateeq’s body.
The MLO said that he was on duty when the victims were brought to hospital. He said Irshad was shifted to the intensive care unit of the hospital. A son of the late Mufti, Amaar, 10, was also injured and brought to the hospital.
He confirmed that Mufti Ateeq and Irshad had died from the bullet wounds they had sustained.
On Sept 15, the court had recorded the deposition of three police officials – ASIs Raja Masood Ahmed, Nadeem Haider and Shabbir Ahmed – against Hammad Raza Naqvi and the absconding co-accused Syed Mohammad Askari.
Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch of the ATC-V, holding the trial inside the Central Prison Karachi, put off the trial on Monday after defence counsel Mushtaq Ahmed sought an adjournment due to his preoccupation with some other case.
Police have submitted the charge-sheet against the accused, Hammad Raza Naqvi, who was identified by some witnesses in an identification parade held in the presence of a judicial magistrate. Another person, Syed Mohammad Askari, has been nominated as the absconding co-accused.
The ATC had indicted the accused on Sept 12 and recorded depositions of two prosecution witnesses on Sept 25.
Jamal Ateeq son of Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman informed the court about his father’s post-mortem report and some other details of the case. The other witness, constable Mohammad Akhtar, deposed that he was on patrol duty when the incident had taken place. He said he was called by his colleague, Raja Akhtar, to accompany him in the inspection of the scene of the incident.
Special Public Prosecutor Mohammad Mazhar Qayyum told the court that magistrate Sara Junejo, currently posted at Larkana, was scheduled to appear before the court but could not make it as she was on leave.
The court recorded the statement of prosecution witnesses, Sultan, a relative of the slain religious scholar, and the Medico-legal Officer, Dr Jagdeesh, who had performed the postmortem examination of Mufti Ateeq’s body.
The MLO said that he was on duty when the victims were brought to hospital. He said Irshad was shifted to the intensive care unit of the hospital. A son of the late Mufti, Amaar, 10, was also injured and brought to the hospital.
He confirmed that Mufti Ateeq and Irshad had died from the bullet wounds they had sustained.
On Sept 15, the court had recorded the deposition of three police officials – ASIs Raja Masood Ahmed, Nadeem Haider and Shabbir Ahmed – against Hammad Raza Naqvi and the absconding co-accused Syed Mohammad Askari.
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