Murtaza Bhutto murder case adjourned
Daily Times - Karachi, Pakistan - Sunday, July 12, 2009
KARACHI: The hearing in the murder case of Mir Murtaza Bhutto, chief of PPP (Shaheed Bhutto Group), SVP Ashique Hussain Jatoi and six workers and supporters of the party, was adjourned till July 27 by Additional District and Sessions Judge, East-I, Aftab Ahmed as the court was told that the prosecution witnesses (PWs), who were issued with notice for appearance and testimony, either passed away or retired from the police service.
When the trial pending since 1996 came up for hearing, the process server informed that none of the PWs was in attendance. He stated that some of the PWs have passed away, while trial remains pending and some have retired and thus untraceable for serving of summons to record their evidence in the case. The trial court judge, after this statement by the process server, issued notices to more PWs and adjourned further proceeding still July 27. The accused include AIG Wajid Ali Durrani and a number of police officials including low ranking officials were facing trial since 1996. Mir Murtaza Bhutto and his men were gunned down in an alleged shoot out with the Karachi police on Sept 20, 1996. staff report
Murtaza Bhutto murder case adjourned
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KARACHI: Karsaz tribunal orders arrest of PPP leader
Pakistan Dawn - Azfar-ul-Ashfaque
KARACHI, Feb 4: An inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18 Karsaz blasts issued a non-bailable warrant for the arrest of Pakistan People’s Party leader Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Monday after he refused to appear before the tribunal to record his testimony.
A three-member PPP team responsible for the overall security of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto upon her homecoming on Oct 18, comprising Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, Agha Siraj Durrani and Maj-Gen (retd) Ahsan Ahmed, were summoned for Jan 28 but only Mr Ahmed appeared before the tribunal. The tribunal had repeated summons for Dr Mirza and Mr Durrani for Feb 4 and warned them of adopting a ‘coercive process’ if they failed to appear before the tribunal.
However, when the proceeding began, process server sub-inspector Muhammad Ayub Bhutta of Kario Ghawar police station, Badin district, submitted his report before the tribunal head, retired Justice Dr Ghous Mohammad, that he had served a summon on Dr Mirza but he refused to comply with it.
Special prosecutor Arshad Lodhi submitted a copy of the process server’s report containing a handwritten note by Dr Mirza. “I am receiving this summon under protest because our leader Shaheed Benazir Bhutto did not recognise this tribunal as free and fair. Therefore, we have decided not to appear before such a forum. We do our utmost efforts to stop that unfair treatment to the largest party of Pakistan,” wrote Dr Mirza, who was the security chief of Ms Bhutto and is working now in the same capacity with PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.
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KARACHI, Feb 4: An inquiry tribunal investigating the Oct 18 Karsaz blasts issued a non-bailable warrant for the arrest of Pakistan People’s Party leader Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Monday after he refused to appear before the tribunal to record his testimony.
A three-member PPP team responsible for the overall security of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto upon her homecoming on Oct 18, comprising Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, Agha Siraj Durrani and Maj-Gen (retd) Ahsan Ahmed, were summoned for Jan 28 but only Mr Ahmed appeared before the tribunal. The tribunal had repeated summons for Dr Mirza and Mr Durrani for Feb 4 and warned them of adopting a ‘coercive process’ if they failed to appear before the tribunal.
However, when the proceeding began, process server sub-inspector Muhammad Ayub Bhutta of Kario Ghawar police station, Badin district, submitted his report before the tribunal head, retired Justice Dr Ghous Mohammad, that he had served a summon on Dr Mirza but he refused to comply with it.
Special prosecutor Arshad Lodhi submitted a copy of the process server’s report containing a handwritten note by Dr Mirza. “I am receiving this summon under protest because our leader Shaheed Benazir Bhutto did not recognise this tribunal as free and fair. Therefore, we have decided not to appear before such a forum. We do our utmost efforts to stop that unfair treatment to the largest party of Pakistan,” wrote Dr Mirza, who was the security chief of Ms Bhutto and is working now in the same capacity with PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.
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KARACHI: Karsaz tribunal orders arrest of PPP leader
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