Benazir murder case: Court seeks details of Musharraf’s property
Police, revenue official told to comply by June 25.
RAWALPINDI:
The anti-terrorism court hearing the case of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination directed the police and revenue authorities on Saturday to provide details of all movable and immovable property of former president Pervez Musharraf who has been cited as one of the accused in the case.
In a related development, the Lahore High Court issued the transfer order of Rana Nisar Ahmed, the trial judge in the case, and appointed him as additional district and sessions judge at Shakargarh.
The special judge ATC-III directed the SHO of City police station and the collector, Islamabad to gather the details and submit the record with the court by June 25, enabling it to attach the property for not appearing before the court. The court had already issued ‘permanent warrants’ for Musharraf’s arrest.
Two police officers, Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad, who had been accused in the case and five others arrested men were in the court at the time. The court will proceed against the seven accused after deciding Musharraf’s legal status.
Police officers had obtained bail from the high court and accused Sher Zaman, Aitzaz Shah, Rafaqat Hussain, Abdul Rasheed and Hasnain Gul are in the jail for being part of the conspiracy to kill Bhutto.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2011.
The anti-terrorism court hearing the case of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination directed the police and revenue authorities on Saturday to provide details of all movable and immovable property of former president Pervez Musharraf who has been cited as one of the accused in the case.
In a related development, the Lahore High Court issued the transfer order of Rana Nisar Ahmed, the trial judge in the case, and appointed him as additional district and sessions judge at Shakargarh.
The special judge ATC-III directed the SHO of City police station and the collector, Islamabad to gather the details and submit the record with the court by June 25, enabling it to attach the property for not appearing before the court. The court had already issued ‘permanent warrants’ for Musharraf’s arrest.
Two police officers, Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad, who had been accused in the case and five others arrested men were in the court at the time. The court will proceed against the seven accused after deciding Musharraf’s legal status.
Police officers had obtained bail from the high court and accused Sher Zaman, Aitzaz Shah, Rafaqat Hussain, Abdul Rasheed and Hasnain Gul are in the jail for being part of the conspiracy to kill Bhutto.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2011.