KARACHI:
One of the witnesses to the killing of the late Shia leader Askari Raza gave a statement in the Anti-Terrorism Court-I on Thursday, following up on Askari’s father’s testimony to the court on May 26. Askari Raza was killed in Karachi on December 31, 2011.
His death inspired protests, including a sit-in by thousands of people outside the Governor House that invoked the government to declare several government buildings in Karachi as part of the ‘red zone’.
On May 26, Askari Raza’s father Raza Hasan’s application was heard at the ATC-I. Raza Hasan complained about the lack of steps taken to solve his son’s murder.
On Thursday, the case of Mohammad Imran, which was filed under sections 4 and 5 of the Explosives Act and weapons possession charges, was transferred from ATC-I to the Malir court.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 8th, 2012.
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