Rawalpindi (October 10, 2017): The Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has ordered the former president Pervez Musharraf to appear before court on November 18 in Benazir Bhutto assassination case.
The counsel of Musharraf’s two guarantors appeared before the ATC during the hearing of Benazir Bhutto murder case in ATC behalf of the FIA. The counsel of the central accused, Pervez Musharraf, has requested the court for granting extension of time for his appearance.
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On the request, court has extend the time for Musharraf appearance till November 18 and adjourned the hearing.
On August 31, An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has acquitted five suspected Taliban members accused of conspiring, handling and facilitating the attackers in murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
The Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Asghar Khan, who had reserved verdict yesterday after hearing FIA prosecutors and defense counsels’ final arguments, pronounced his verdict today.
Aitzaz Shah, Sher Zaman, Abdul Rasheed, Rafaqat Hussain and Hasnain Gul, who were indicted by the ATC in November 2008, were cleared of all charges.
The five accused had been charged for killing, hatching criminal conspiracy to kill, abetting the perpetrators, using illegal explosive material and spreading terrorism on Dec 27, 2007 when 22 people, including the former premier, were killed in a gun-and-bomb attack outside Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh, when she was leaving after holding an election rally.
Court has directed authorities to seize Musharraf’s properties. Apart from Musharraf, five other men — Baitullah Mehsud, Ahmad Gul, Iqramullah, Abdullah, and Faizullah — have been declared absconders.
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