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SHC irked at respondents' absence from hearing of contempt plea
Lawyer for accused says high court had declared order to keep suspects under arrest null and void
Ahmad Omar Sheikh claims he was made scapegoat to avert US pressure
Says it will consider if accused confessed under duress or not
Observes victim’s wife should have been involved in investigation
Sindh govt lawyer says events must be linked to reach conclusion
Keeping accused in custody for three months against basic human rights, argues lawyer
Plea filed against extension in confinement of four men acquitted in case
Sindh govt continues to detain Omar Saeed, others after the court acquitted the men in April
The provincial govt had challenged Sindh High Court verdict of exonerating accused in American journalist murder case