Times of Islamabad

Mumbai attacks hearing held in Anti Terrorism Court in Pakistan

Mumbai attacks hearing held in Anti Terrorism Court in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Wednesday adjourned the hearingof Mumbai Attack case at the Prosecution’s request as a writ petition wasfiled in Islamabad High Court (IHC) for recalling all the testifiedwitnesses again which was earlier rejected by ATC.

The government report over the matter was still awaited.

The case is in the court since 2009 whereas no further development waswitnessed in the case so far as well as no charges were framed yet.

The hearing of post arrest bail application by five accused in the case wasalso adjourned due to the lack of government report in the matter.

The FIA prosecutor sought adjournment as he told the court that variousmeetings were being conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in thisregard with Indian government officials and assured that soon it would beproduced in the court.

ATC Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi approved the same and adjourned the hearingtill December 19. – APP