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| Jaish members approach PHC for bail |
| 2008-04-05 |
| Two accused, who were arrested in connection with a suicide attack on army recruits, on Friday approached the Peshawar High Court (PHC), to apply for bail. Two activists of the Jaish-e-Muhammad, banned militant organisation, were arrested and charged in connection with the killing of 42 army soldiers of the Punjab Regiment Centre (PRC), Dargai, on November 8, 2006. Dargai police charged Muhammad Yousaf and Ziauddin, both residents of Swat distirictÂ’s Matta tehsil, under sections 302, 324 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), and sections 7 and 12 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The police alleged in the first information report that both the accused were active members of the banned outfit, and were involved in the suicide bombing. Advocate Yousaf Khan Yousafzai, the counsel for the accused, claimed his clients were innocent. The accused applied to the PHC after an anti-terrorism court in Saidu rejected their bail application. |
| Posted by:Fred |