Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Habibur Rehman on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of the accused in the Aabpara Market and F-8 Markaz bomb blast cases. The accused include Faisal Mushtaq, Qasim Mushtaq, Fasihullah and Imdad Hussain.Initially, the accused were booked on August 22 by Bhara Kahu police station under Section 34 of the Explosive Act of Pakistan for keeping explosive material. Later, Margalla and Aabpara police stations also registered the Aabpara Market and F-8 Markaz blasts cases against them. The accused had filed bail applications with the ATC a month ago. The court had fixed October 25 as the bail applicationsÂ’ hearing date and ordered the Bhara Kahu police to present their complete record on the date of hearing. On October 25, the accused were presented before the court but the Bhara Kahu police did not present the record to the court and the hearing was adjourned for October 30.
During the October 25 hearing, Margalla and Aabpara police had sought physical remand of the accused. DSP Malik Mumtaz Hussain had arrested brothers Faisal Mushtaq and Qasim Mushtaq on August 22 from Behra Bridge, Bhara Kahu. Police presented them before the ATC on August 23 and they were sent to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand. They were then shifted to Faisalabad Jail without the permission of the court.
The ATC took serious note of the situation and ordered the police to present the accused before it. However, the Bhara Kahu police did not present complete records and medical reports of the accused before the court despite repeated orders. The court has now fixed November 6 as the new date of hearing for the explosives case.