Pak court adjourns hearing of Mumbai suspects case till Sep 26

Rezaul H Laskar

Islamabad, Sep 19 (PTI) An anti-terrorism court here
conducting the trial of seven suspects accused linked with the
Mumbai attacks, including Lashker-e-Taiba commander Zakiur
Rehman Lakhvi, Saturday adjourned the hearing till September
26 even as a chargesheet was filed against one of the accused.

No details of the proceedings were available due to a
strict media blackout imposed by Judge Baqir Ali Rana, who is
conducting the trial inside the high-security Adiala Jail in
the garrison city of Rawalpindi due to security reasons.

The hearings are being conducted in-camera and Rana
has issued a gag order, citing national security concerns as
well as the security of the accused and witnesses.

Sources told PTI that the judge adjourned the case
till September 26 following Saturday's proceedings.

The Federal Investigation Agency submitted a
chargesheet against Younas Anjum, a suspect who was arrested
recently, the sources said.

It is still not clear whether the seven accused have
been formally indicted as yet though authorities have so far
prepared two chargesheets against them.

Lawyers representing the accused said they had been
directed by the judge to strictly adhere to the gag order and
not to discuss the proceedings with the media. (MORE) PTI