A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery on Thursday adjourned hearing of appeals filed by activists of Harkatul Mujahideen Al Alamai against their conviction in conspiracy case to assassinate President General Pervez Musharraf.
The matter was not proceeded on Thursday due to non-appearance of defence counsel Abdul Waheed Katpar who is stated to be indisposed and admitted in hospital. The court hearing of case has been adjourned for a date to be fixed by office.
Harakats' activists Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Hanif and Muhammad Ashraf Khan were sentenced to 10 years RI for offence of conspiracy with fine of Rs 1,00,000 each by Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi on October 18, 2003. The court, however, acquitted Ranger's ex-Inspector Waseem Akhtar and Sharib Arsalan Farooqui giving them benefit of doubt in said case.
It was charged that accused parked a jeep loaded with explosives and fitted it with remote controlled device at Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi through which the motorcade of President Musharraf was to pass on April 27, 2002. They were booked under sections 120-A, 120-B and 324 of PPC and section 7 of Anti terrorism Act.