ATC orders arrest of absconding accused

CTD presents final charge-sheet; next hearing on Jan 10

HYDERABAD: An anti-terrorist court (ATC) on Tuesday ordered the police to arrest all the absconding accused in the Sehwan blast case and present them in court on the next date of hearing on January 10.

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) presented the final charge-sheet on Tuesday. The court was informed that only one of the seven accused, Nadir Ali Jakhrani alias Murshid, was in the custody, while six were at large.

At least 90 people died and hundreds of others were injured when a suicide bomber ripped through the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan on February 16.

For Tuesday’s hearing, the police had brought Jakhrani to Hyderabad from the Karachi Central Jail under tight security. The security was also very high on the court premises during the hearing.



Presenting the final charge-sheet, investigating officer from the CTD informed the court that six accused Safiullah Mazari, Abdul Sattar Mazari, Ejaz Bangalzai, Farooq Bangalzai, Zulqarnain and Tanveer had been at large.

The court ordered the investigation officer to present the remaining accused in court on the next hearing on January 10. Jakhrani was later taken back to Karachi.