RAWALPINDI, Sept 7: The judge of anti-terrorist court No. 1, Manzoor Ahmad Mirza, has extended the physical remand of six alleged terrorists to another five days. It is alleged that the men were involved in the recent terrorist attacks in Murree and Taxila.

The six accused, Saifur Rehman alias Saifi, Mohammad Abu Bakar alias Nasir, Attaullah alias Hasan, Asif, Mohammad Izhar alias Kashif, and Abdul Qadeer alias Javid, were brought to the court after the completion of their three-day physical remand. The judge also directed the Station House Officer of the Murree Police Station not to call the men as terrorists as they were yet to be convicted of the crime.

The judge of the anti-terrorist court no. 2, Safdar Hussain Malik, has extended the physical remand of three accused, allegedly involved in a kidnapping and murder of their fellow student.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...