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15 of 33 accused in Ziarat Residency attack case acquitted
[DAWN] QUETTA: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here on Monday acquitted 15 accused in the Ziarat Residency terrorist attack case.ATC judge Rahim Daad Khilji pronounced the verdict acquitting 15 of the 33 people nominated in the first information report (FIR) for lack of evidence against them. Advocates Mumtaz, Shoukat Rakhshani and Jaffar Awan represented the accused. Thirteen of the 15 acquitted persons were already on bail, while two were in prison. Nawabzada Hairbyair Marri and 14 other accused nominated in the FIR have not been arrested so far. They have yet to face trial. On June 15, 2013, the historic Quaid-e-Azam Ziarat Residency was set alight in an arson attack by bully boys. The outlawed Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Liberation Army had grabbed credit for the attack. The then provincial government, headed by chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, rebuilt and restored the Ziarat Residency to its original shape. The rebuilt residency was inaugurated on Aug 14, 2014. Related: Balochistan Liberation Army: 2019-07-03 US brands BLA as global terrorist group Balochistan Liberation Army: 2019-05-14 Attack in Gwadar Balochistan Liberation Army: 2018-12-17 Iran ‘ready’ for joint anti-terror operation after deadly ambush in Pakistan Posted by: Fred 2019-10-16 |
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