KARACHI, Sept 30: The Sindh home department has appointed Naimat Ali Randhawa, advocate, as 'public prosecutor' for terrorism cases against activists of Al Qaeeda and other banned militant outfits, arrested in connection with the killing of an MMA leader Allama Hasan Turabi, and the US diplomat.The cases were being tried in the anti-Terrorism Courts in Karachi.

Two Al Qaeeda suspects Osman Ghani and Anwarul Haq, facing trial before ATC-V, have been charged with preparing plot for car bombing near US consulate in Karachi on March 2 in which four persons, including US diplomat David Foy and three Pakistanis, were killed and 48 others were injured.

Mohammad Amin alias Khalid Shaheen, Sultan Mehmood alias Saifullah and Mohammad Rehman alias Mani, Ashfaq Qureshi and Mohammad Akbar Khan are stated to be affiliated with banned extremist outfit, and have been charged with masterminding suicide attack to kill Allama Hasan Turabi and preparing a suicide bomber for executing their plan.

The trial against accused has been assigned to ATC-II for trial. The court also issued non-bailable warrants against five absconding co-accused Mufti Ilyas, Hazrat Ali, Sohail Siddiqui, Ali Hasan and Khalid for their arrest. Suicide bombing: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Saturday adjourned the hearing of Madinatul Ilm suicide bombing case against two activists of the 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 case at an Imambargah in Gulshan-i-Iqbal which left three persons, including police head constable dead and more than 22 others wounded on May 30, 2005.

Dr Imran, an emergency in charge of Liaquat Hospital, was examined by the court. The witness said 17 injured were brought to hospital with the body and later one injured succumbed to injuries. He was cross-examined by defence counsel Mushtaq Ahmed and Aamir Mansoob Qureshi.

ATC, headed by Judge Saghir Hussain Zaidi, after statement of witnesses adjourned the hearing for Oct 3.

Asif was killed by the police when he came with other co-accused for attacking the Imambargah while alleged suicide bomber could not be identified.

He, however, managed to enter the Imambargah and blew himself at the veranda of the Imambargah. Co-accused Asif Choto, Mohammad Akmal and Nasir alias Zahid are still at large. Ransom case: Judge, Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-II) for Karachi division, Feroz Mehmood Bhatti, on Saturday recorded deposition in alleged kidnapping for ransom and murder case of baby Laiba.

ATC-II judge recorded the statements of Rehmatullah, father of two-and-half-year-old, Laiba. She was allegedly kidnapped for ransom and subsequently murdered in North Nazimabad by her uncle,

Asadullah who was arrested in the jurisdiction of the North Nazimabad police. The suspect was interrogated and he confessed to have committed the crime.—PPI/APP