Islamabad standoff: Arms dealer sent on judicial remand

Islamabad gunman Sikandar had purchased weapons from Akhtar after returning from Dubai.


Web Desk August 23, 2013
Sikandar. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: An anti terrorism court on Friday granted 14-day judicial remand of Akhtar – the alleged arms provider to Islamabad gunman Muhammad Sikandar, Express News reported. 

On August 15, an armed man Sikandar accompanied with a woman and two children, whom he claimed were his wife and children, had driven into the middle of the Constitution Avenue where he fired on the police and started a stand off.

Sikandar had purchased the guns from Akhtar after coming from Dubai who was arrested following a police raid at Kasrur road near Islamabad.

The suspect, Akhtar, was shifted to Kohsar police station in Islamabad after he was arrested in a raid involving an inspector and three constables.

Akhtar remained in police custody under a three day physical remand. He was presented in the anti-terrorism court today where he has been transferred to jail for further investigation.

COMMENTS (1)

gp65 | 11 years ago | Reply Is there any evidence that the arms dealer broke any law? For instance if Sikander had a valid license which the dealer checked before selling the gun and that is all he was required to do by the law, then there is nothing wrong with what he did. The news story does not tell us whether or not any law was breached in the sale of arm. The sale of arm per se is hardly a crime in a country where gun ownership is so common?
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