KARACHI: Blast case

Published August 13, 2006

KARACHI, Aug 12: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Saturday adjourned the hearing of the Madinatul Ilm suicide bombing case against two activists of banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi after examination of prosecution witness.

Mohammad Tehseen alias Arshad and Mohammad Altaf alias Mufti are arraigned for their alleged involvement in suicide bombing at Imambargah in Gulshan-i-Iqbal which left three persons, including police head constable dead and more than 22 others wounded on May 30, 2005.

Police assistant sub-inspector Qaiser, who took custody of accused Altaf from CID Centre Karachi for obtaining his remand in the said case on June 10 2005, recorded his statement.

He was cross-examined by defence counsel Mushtaq Ahmed and Amir Mansoob Qureshi. ATC, headed by Judge Saghir Hussain Zaidi, after examination of witness adjourned the hearing for Aug 15.—PPI

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