RAWALPINDI: The cases of a former president and two former Prime Ministers will come up for hearing before the local Anti- Terrorist Courts, (ATCs) here next week. These include the “firing of the former President Mushraff plane case” on December 4th, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto murder case on December 6th and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz `Fatehjang suicide case on December 4th. In Benazir case, Anti Terrorist Court No. 1 will record evidence of the Prosecution as all the accused had been charge sheeted in the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto murder case. The court recorded the evidence of a PW (an official of the Bomb Disposal Squad) member here on Saturday (29.11.2008).
The Judge ATC No.1 Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman will take up the hearing inside Adiala Jail on December 6. Benazir Bhutto was martyred during a suicide attack here on December 27th last year. The suicide attack was allegedly planned by Taliban Commander Baitullah Masud. The Joint investigation team had arrested five accused. These include Aitzaz Shah, Sher Zaman, Rafaqat, Hasnain Gul and Mufti Abdur Rashid. The court had also declared Baitullah Masud as Proclaimed Offender in this case. The Judge ATC-II Sakhi Muhammad Kahut will take up former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Fateh Jang suicide case here on December 4. The Judge had recorded the statements of two witnesses in the premises of Central Jail, Adiala, Rawalpindi. The court proceedings are being held inside Adiala jail due to the security reasons. The Court had already directed the SHO Fateh Jang police station to produce Aziz for recording his statement. The accused Moulvi Imtiaz and Moulvi Usman were allegedly involved in the suicide attack during the election campaign of the former Premier Shaukat Aziz. An Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) will take up “firing on former President Musharraf plane case” here on December 4. The Judge ATC No. 1 Habib-ur-Rehman had directed the Prosecution to present the challan of the case on next date of hearing. The accused Dr. Niaz and Mazhar-ul-Haq have been charged with firing at the former President’s plane. The accused, residents of Asghar Mall Road, Rawalpindi have been accused of firing at the plane from the roof of their house last year. Besides the above an Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) will resume the hearing of the “Wah suicide attack case” here on December 4. Last week, the Court had directed the prosecution to submit complete challan of the Wah suicide attack case on next date of hearing.
The accused Hamidullah, a suspected bomber was arrested soon after the two suicide attacks, which claimed 70 lives on August 21, 2008. According to information, obtained from the accused, Hameedullah, police has recovered suicide vest, hand grenades and other explosive from Akora Khattak in Nowshera District on August 25, 2008. Police has registered a criminal case against the unknown persons under section 302 (murder), 324 (attempt to murder), 435 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage), 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc) 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) section 3 and 4 of Explosive Act and section 7 of Terrorism Act.—APP