Summary SC was informed that the main accused of murder of ex- Attorney General has escaped Afghanistan.
ISLAMABAD-: The Supreme Court on Monday was informed that the main accused Roohullah in the murder of former Attorney General Sardar Khan has gone to Afghanistan and will soon be arrested and brought back to the country.
A three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh and Justice Gulzar Ahmad heard the proceedings of the case of the main accused in killing of former AGP Sardar Khan.
Islamabad Police submitted a progress report regarding the arrest of Roohullah.
The Chief Justice remarked that efforts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi police are not commendable in apprehending the accused Roohullah.
The Islamabad police informed SC that they are making efforts to arrest Roohullah but the progress is very slow in this regard.
The Rawalpindi police informed SC that raids are being made in the houses of relatives of Roohullah in Peshawar and Abbottabad, but currently the main accused Roohullah is present in Afghanistan.
The Chief Justice ordered that result-oriented progress should be made in the case within two weeks.
The police requested the court for four weeks so that the main accused of aforesaid may be arrested and produced in the court. The court granted them only two weeks for this purpose.
The SC subsequently adjourned the hearing till 18th December.
