BB Murder Case: Siegel’s cross-examination on Nov 4

RAWALPINDI: The special court hearing the murder case of former premier Benazir Bhutto was informed on Wednesday that US author Mark Siegel will be available for cross-examination of his testimony on November 4 and 5. In a report submitted to anti-terrorism court Judge Ayub Khan Marth, the Foreign Office said arrangements have been made in the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC for Siegel’s cross-examination by the defence team via video conferencing. In his report to the court, DCO Sajid Zafar Dal said the Commissioner Office has also been converted to a temporary court to allow for the cross-examination to take place there. The judge then adjourned the case till November 4, at which date witnesses SSP Tahir Ayub and Inspector Tariq Kiyani will record their statements.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 29^th, 2015.