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| Lakhvi's counsel fears attempt on life |
| 2010-01-14 |
| The Lahore High Court chief justice has issued notices to the federal interior secretary, the attorney general, Pakistan, and the Punjab advocate general for Jan 21 on a petition seeking transfer of case of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, accused of Mumbai terrorist attacks, from Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court to Lahore. Khwaja Sultan, counsel of Lakhvi, submitted that as he had to travel a long way to reach the ATC in Rawalpindi, he could be targeted by Indian agencies' personnel, who, he said, were present in and around the capital city, for pursuing the case. He said Lahore was a safer place compared to Islamabad. Rawalpindi ATC is holding in-camera proceeding of the case inside Adiala Jail. Special Investigation Cell (SIC) had registered a case against eight suspects -- Hamad Ameen Sadiq, Zarar Shah, Hamza alias Abu Alqa, Mr Khan, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Javed Iqbal, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Muhammad Ashfaq -- for their alleged involvement in the Mumbai attacks. The SIC had arrested them on Feb 12, 2009. |
| Posted by:Fred |