ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in the federal capital on Wednesday recorded the statement of two more prosecution witnesses in the Mumbai attacks case.
Inspector Bilal Naeem and Imran Akhtar testified against the suspects and were subsequently cross-examined by defense counsel Raja Rizwan Abbasi.
The hearing of the case was adjounred till January 31.
Seven suspects, including alleged mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, have been facing the trial before the ATC since 2009.
Other suspects included Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hammad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younus Anjum.
Lakhvi was granted bail by the Lahore High Court in December 2014, but he was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). The court also set aside his detention later, clearing the way for his release.
The ATC had earlier asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to approach India to allow the witnesses in the case to appear before it, but no progress so far has been made in this regard.
It is pertinent to mention here that the case related to the attacks in India’s financial capital on November 26, 2008 in which at least 166 people were killed.
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