[Dawn] A special anti-terrorist court in Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
on Monday sent Masoom Billa alias Abu Bakar and Muhammad Muawiya, who were locked away
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
in relation to the kaboom targeting Sindh High Court's Justice Maqbool Baqar, on judicial remand until August 9.
The two men, associated with the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
(LJ), were produced before the court today under strict security.
During the hearing, the court directed the investigation officer to conclude the inquiry at the earliest and produce a charge sheet before it prior to the coming hearing of the case.
Also today, Muawiya told the court that the police had subjected him to torture and had damaged one of his arms.
Justice Baqar, who was the target of the June 26 attack, miraculously survived the bombing. His driver and eight security personnel escorting him died in the attack.
The blast was so powerful that one of the cycle of violences of the Rangers personnel flew and landed on the roof of a mosque and the other on the roof of a nearby home.
The kaboom blew the car of the justice, police mobiles and two cycle of violences of Rangers into pieces. The bomb moreover caused a two feet deep crater on the spot. Windowpanes of homes and shops within the 30-metre area were shattered.
And while all the arrests made in the case have involved members of the LJ, the bombing on the contrary claimed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP).