KARACHI, Feb 20: An anti-terrorism court adjourned on Monday the hearing of case pertaining to a plot to kill President Parvez Musharraf against a worker of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi after recording the statement of a prosecution witness.
The ATC-1, which earlier convicted three top leaders of the banned outfit in the instant case, fixed Tuesday for the next hearing after the deposition of Inspector Dawood Akbar, who was also cross-examined by defence counsel Sami Ullah.
Accused Naveedul Hassan, who was earlier declared an absconder in the case, is being tried for his involvement in an abortive attempt on the life of the president in April 2003. He has been charged with hatching a conspiracy to blow up the president’s motorcade within the limits of the Airport police under Section 120-B and Section 7 of the Anti-terrorist Act.
It was alleged that a Suzuki pick-up, laden with explosive, was parked near a shop at Falak Naz Arcade on Sharea Faisal and absconding accused Kamran had the remote control to blow up the explosives.
Kamran, who had positioned himself at a petrol pump near Star Gate, allegedly pushed the remote control button several times but the vehicle did not blow up.
According to the charge-sheet, Naveed allegedly assembled the explosive device and its remote control.
According to the prosecution, the Aalmi leaders, during interrogation, revealed that they wanted to kill President Musharraf for his anti-Taliban and pro-US policies.
The prosecution is being represented by Special Public Prosecutor Naimat Ali Randhawa.
US CONSULATE CASE: The same court adjourned the hearing of the US Consulate bomb blast case against accused Naveedul Hassan after recording the statement of a prosecution witness.
The court, which had earlier convicted the chief and the general secretary of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi, fixed Tuesday for the next hearing after the statement of DSP Chaudhry Nazeer.
Tweleve people — constable Mohammed Azam, Mohammed Ilyas, Mohammed Rizwan, Dr Aliya Waris, Shafaat Ahmed Rizvi, Ikramullah Awan, Miss Nida Nazeer, Ms Nazish Kareem Hussan, Mrs Farkhunda jabeen, Mohammed Ashraf Hussain, Mrs Rehana Perveen, Mrs Rizwan Bano and head constable Obaidullah — were killed in the blast.
At least seven policemen — Sub-inspectors Asif Ali Mughul, Mohammed Aslam and ali Gohar Soomro, constables Munawwar Nawab, Shakeel Ahmed, Zahoorul Haque, Mohammed Bux and Subedar Astara Khan were among 43 injured in the blast that had also damaged to 19 vehicles.
