ATC adjourns hearing in murder case of martyred Group Captain Asim Tariq

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday adjourned proceedings in the murder case of martyred Group Captain Asim Tariq after statements of prosecution witnesses could not be recorded.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 02 (APP): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday adjourned proceedings in the murder case of martyred Group Captain Asim Tariq after statements of prosecution witnesses could not be recorded.
ATC Judge Abual Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the case, during which accused Saad Abbasi was produced before the court.
However, the statements of prosecution witnesses could not be recorded. The defence counsel requested an adjournment, which the court allowed, fixing November 17 for the next hearing.
The court had indicted Saad Abbasi at the previous hearing and summoned the prosecution witnesses again for recording their statements.
Police had registered a case against the accused at Margalla Police Station.

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