The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh police on Wednesday recommended that the murder case of famed qawwal Amjad Sabri be presented before a military court for trial, Sindh CTD Additional Inspector General (AIG) Dr Sanaullah Abbasi said.

Amjad Sabri was gunned down in Karachi on June 22, 2016, after unknown assailants fired at his vehicle in the city's Liaquatabad area, critically injuring him. He was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed hospital immediately, where the renowned singer succumbed to his injuries.

Following murder investigations, CTD officials in November 2016 arrested two suspects, Ishaq alias Bobby and Asim alias Capri, from the same neighbourhood. Both the accused were affiliated with the proscribed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi's Naeem Bukhari group, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had told the media at the time the arrests were made. Asim alias Capri was also found to be Sabri's neighbour.

The CTD AIG further told Dawn that eight additional cases involving target killings of army soldiers, Rangers personnel and police officials were also recommended for trial before military courts.

The accused in all of the eight cases, as well as the suspects in Sabri's murder, admitted to the joint investigation teams that they were affiliated with the banned militant Lashkar-i-Jhangvi group.

The recommendations have been submitted to the provincial home department for approval.