RAWALPINDI, Feb 15: The statement of another man arrested on Thursday night for his alleged involvement in the December 27 attack on former prime minister PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto was recorded on Friday and the joint investigation team also accused him of being involved in other terrorist attacks in the city and the district.

SP Investigations Tahir Ayub brought Abdul Rasheed to the court for the recording of his statement under Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code. According to the investigators, the accused confessed to his involvement in the gun and suicide attack on the PPP leader.

After recording the statement, Special Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Masood Janjua sent the suspect to the central jail Adiala on judicial remand for 14 days. Police had brought Abdul Rasheed from Shabqadar in the NWFP to the court.

The man was arrested in Rawalpindi. He is said to be an important member of the network involved in the assassination of Ms Bhutto, but was not one of the five who carried out the attack. The investigators also claimed that Abdul Rasheed had been involved in the suicide attacks on security personnel in Rawalpindi.

Mohammad Asghar adds:“Abdul Rasheed is an important person in Ms Bhutto’s case as he knows everything about the incident,” Chaudhry Abdul Majeed, who is leading the joint investigation team, told Dawn.

“The number of accused in the case may rise as investigation is still under way,” he said.

Mr Majeed denied that Rasheed had supplied weapons to Hasnain and Rafaqat for the attack.