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| Nishtar Park case : Accused remanded in police custody till Saturday |
| 2007-06-19 |
| Two men accused of the Nishtar Park suicide bombing as claimed by the Karachi police, were remanded to the custody of the Investigation police till June 23 by Administrative Judge for Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) Justice Qaiser Iqbal Monday. Earlier, the accused - Mufti Zakir Hussain Siddiqui and Rehmatullah alias Rehmat - were produced before the Administrative Judge under extra-ordinary security. They were brought to the court just before 1:00 p.m. in separate Armored Personnel Carriers backed up by a heavy police contingent. The other accused shown as absconders are Amanullah, Qari Abid Iqbal, Khalid alias Abrar, Sultan and Muhammad Amin. Muhammad Siddique from the NWFP village of Sarai Kamashi was alleged to be the suicide bomber who blew himself at Maghreb prayers at the park. The entire top leadership of the Sunni Tehrik was wiped out in the attack in addition to many prominent social and political figures on 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal, (April 11, 2006) in the jurisdiction of PS Soldier Bazaar. A case was lodged on a complaint by one of the organizers Muhammad Altaf Qadri. More than 50 people died in the attack. The police are seeking twelve-day remand of the accused till June 29 for which they stated that the accused confessed to their involvement in the tragedy and also spilled the beans on the conspiracy, planning and execution. Remand papers were silent about how, where and when the accused were nabbed. After perusing the remand papers, the judge, remanded the accused to police custody till June 23. |
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