KARACHI, July 5: An anti terrorism court deferred on Wednesday judgment in a case pertaining to a conspiracy to kill President Pervez Musharraf.

Judge Ghulam Ali A. Samito, who had earlier on June 22 reserved the judgment, fixed July 12 for pronouncement of judgment.

A worker of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi, Naveedul Hassan, who was earlier declared an absconder , has been prosecuted for hatching a conspiracy to blow up the president’s motorcade in April 2003 within the limits of the Airport police under Section 120-B and Section 7 of the Anti-terrorist Act.

The prosecuted prayed to the court to award capital punishment to the accused as the prosecution had proved its case successfully.

He contended that the accused also confessed before a judicial magistrate about his affiliation with the banned organisation.

Defence counsel Samiullah, however, prayed the court to acquit the defendant as his client’s name was Naveedul Hassan, while the accused in the FIR was named Naveed. He argued that his client was the namesake of the accused. He also contended that the FIR was manipulated as it contained overwriting. He submitted that it was the case of mistaken identity.

According to prosecution, the Aalmi leaders, during interrogation, revealed that they wanted to kill President Musharraf for his anti-taliban and pro-US policies.