*Lahore -* Pakistani anti terrorism court verdict against JuD Chief HafizSaeed was adjourned today.
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday deferred its verdict againstMumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in two terror financing cases on his”request” and adjourned the hearing till Tuesday.
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta had last weekreserved the verdict against the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief in the twoterror financing cases for Saturday.
“The ATC judge on Saturday took up the application of Hafiz Saeedrequesting the court to club all terror financing cases against him andannounce the verdict after the trial is completed,” a court official toldPTI after the hearing on Saturday.
The official said the deputy prosecutor opposed to Saeed’s plea, arguingthat the trial in the two cases against him has already been completed andthe court may announce the verdict under the law.
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The ATC, however, adjourned the hearing till February 11, issuing noticesto both prosecution and defence lawyers for arguments on Saeed’s plea.
Saeed was produced before the ATC in high security.
The prosecution had produced some 20 witnesses in the ATC to testifyagainst Saeed and his close aides for their alleged involvement in terrorfinancing.
