Back In Court: LeJ leader denies murder charges

MAILSI: Malik Ishaq, leader of the banned organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), appeared before the additional and district sessions judge Mailsi Aslam Pervez Goreja. He appeared in connection with a case in which he is nominated for the murder of Haaji Dost Muhammad Chun, former vice chairman of union council Fida in 1995. Relatives of Dost Muhammad Chun on condition of anonymity told The Express Tribune that witnesses were not ready to appear before the court as they feared Ishaq. Speaking to the media following the court proceedings, Ishaq vehemently denied all charges against him.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 25^th, 2012.