The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 on Saturday adjourned hearing into the cases against former Lal Masjid chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz till January 28. Maulana Aziz was produced before the court but the judge, Habibur Rehman, postponed the hearing as defence and state lawyers failed to turn up due to the elections of the Rawalpindi District Bar Association.
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The cleric was held on July 3 last year during an operation against the Lal Masjid and adjacent Jamia Hafsa. Margalla and Aabpara police had booked him under sections 353, 365 and 7ATA. A total of 23 cases had been registered against him. Copies of three more cases against him were given to Maulana Aziz. The clericÂ’s wife and the daughter along with 80 students of Jamia Fareedia and Jamia Hafsa also appeared before the court. Hearing into their cases was postponed to January 28. |