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Two Hakart activists acquitted in blast cases
 KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday acquitted two activists of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al Alami in petrol pump blast cases. ATC Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch exonerating Syed Ahmer Ali Kazmi and Mohammad Naeem Rafi ordered that they be released forthwith if they were not involved in other cases. They were prosecuted on the charge of causing bomb explosions at Shell petrol pumps in Gizri and Saddar areas on May 15, 2003. The court in its order observed that the prosecution has not proved the case against the accused.The court had earlier reserved the judgment after hearing the closing arguments of defence counsel, M.R Syed, and Special Public Prosecutor Mazhar Qayum. Meanwhile, the same defendants were also found innocent in another blast case. The ATC headed by Judge Feroz Mehmood Bhatti acquitted them of the charges of causing explosion at a petrol pump in Soldier Bazaar area. Posted by: Fred 2005-03-31 |
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