Amjad Sabri’s alleged killers to be tried in military courts, ATC told

Sindh home dept has reached out to Centre to transfer LeJ militants’ cases to military courts

KARACHI: The provincial authorities have decided to try the two suspected Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants who allegedly killed Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri in a military court, an anti-terrorism court was informed by the police on Thursday.

Inspector Mohsin Zaidi, who is one of the police officers investigating cases against suspected LeJ militants Ishaq alias Bobby and Asim alias Capri informed the ATC-VII judge that currently the provincial home department is awaiting a response from the federal authorities over the fate of the suspects.

According to Inspector Zaidi, the provincial authorities have sent all the cases pending against both suspects to the federal government for scrutiny and final approval for trial in the military courts. The cases were likely to be transferred soon after the approval of competent authorities, he added.



The Counter-Terrorism Department had claimed arrest of the suspects during a press conference last November. The suspects were subsequently booked in around 25 cases, including the murder of Sabri and military police personnel.

Sabri was killed in a drive-by shooting in Liaquatabad in June last year when he was heading towards a private TV channel to participate in its Ramazan transmission. According to the investigators, the assailants carried out the attack after detailed surveillance of the victim.

The two suspects are said to be hardcore militants of the banned terrorist outfit, mostly involved in sectarian killings and attacks on military and law enforcement agencies across the country.