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Baitullah Mehsud "booked" for murder
 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was nominated in the first information report (FIR) for the suicide attack on Jamia Naeemia that resulted in the deaths of seven people, including anti-Taliban cleric Dr Sarfaraz Naeemi, as the entire country mourned the assassination of the religious scholar on Saturday.So he wasn't actually "booked," since he's not in custody... Qila Gujjar Singh Police registered an FIR on the complaint of Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, son of Dr Sarfaraz Naeemi. Raghib claimed Mehsud targeted his father because of his condemnation of suicide attacks as un-Islamic. Meanwhile, in Karachi, various political and religious organisations, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, announced a shutter-down strike and national day of mourning, a private TV channel reported. Public transport remained thin and all business centres and shops remained closed, APP added. The proceedings of criminal cases at courts were also brought to a halt. Protests that had started following the suicide attack on Dr Naeemi on Friday continued into Saturday in Lahore, with students of the Jamia Naeemia taking to the streets. The Punjab government had announced a public holiday, and all major markets of the city were closed. Posted by: 2009-06-14 |
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