KARACHI, April 20: A witness in the Bible Society blast trial on Thursday failed to identify two activists of the banned Jundullah. The ATC, headed by Judge Feroz Mehmood Bhatti, after examination of witness, adjourned the hearing to April 22.

Ataur Rehman, Shahzad Bajwa, Shahzad Mukhatar and Rao Khalid are charged with causing explosions outside Pakistan Bible Society in on Jan 15, 2004.

Prosecution witness Faiz Rasool, whose snatched vehicle was used in the blast, said his high-roof was snatched by two persons on Jan 15 in Gulistan-i-Johar and he had lodged an FIR of the incident.—PPI

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