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| Bid to kill blasphemy accused in Mansehra foiled |
| 2008-12-24 |
| An attempt to kill a blasphemy accused was foiled after the pistol of the alleged attacker went out of order in the premises of the court here on Tuesday. Sources said the incident occurred when police were going to produce Waqar Ali Shah, a blasphemy accused, before the additional sessions judge in the city. The sources said the police party, escorting Waqar Ali Shah, overpowered the attacker Mohammad Tahir, a resident of Shahkhail Bandi, Abbottabad and arrested him soon after his pistol failed to go off. Waqar Ali Shah was arrested on August 21, 2007 after he allegedly confessed before a Jirga that he had uttered alleged sacrilegious remarks. Syed Farman Ali Shah, on behalf of the Jirga members, had lodged the case against Waqar Ali Shah with the city police after the confession. When contacted, District Police Officer (DPO) Akhtar Hayyat Khan said the attacker, Mohammad Tahir, who was the employee of Military Engineering Service, was arrested under the Pakistan Penal Code 324 and would be produced before the court on Wednesday. The DPO said the police officials, who arrested the attackers, were honoured with certificates and cash. He said after the incident, the security had been tightened in and around the court premises. Meanwhile, the activists and leaders of the Khatm-e-Nabowat Youth Force (KNYF) said that their organisation was not involved in the incident. |
| Posted by:Fred |