Over the course, petitioner Ehtesham Ahmed, and two witnesses, Roman Ahmed and Ammar Yasir, gave their statements before the ATC Judge, Shahrukh Arjumand, against the four suspects charged in the case. However, due to the absence of a counsel for an accused, cross-examination could not be completed; so the court directed the counsel to question the complainant and the witnesses on Jan 9 (Tuesday). The petitioner, Ehtesham Ahmed, is a member of the Shuhada Foundation of Pakistan which was formed after the 2007 military operation at Lal Masjid, Islamabad. In the previous hearing, the court had issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of Ehtesham and witnesses over their failure to appear before the court. Earlier, the ATC had dismissed bail plea of one of the suspects, said to be a college professor.

Source: Pakistan Today January 08, 2018 16:30 UTC