Summary The court adjourned further hearing of the case till February 17.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) granted one-month long extension to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for recording testimonies of the British witnesses in the case pertaining to murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Imran Farooq.
The hearing was resumed by the ATC Judge Shah Rukh Arjmand, while the three witnesses Khalid Shamim, Mohsin Ali and Muzam Ali were presented before the court. At the outset of the hearing, FIA prosecutor demanded more time for recording statement of the British witnesses in the case against which the court asked the prosecutor how much time is required to record statements through a video link of witnesses.
To which, the prosecutor responded that the FIA needed a month for recording testimony of the witnesses as per few procedures which needed time.
The court accepted FIA‘s request and granted one month time. The court asserted that no more time request will be accepted in this regard. The court adjourned further hearing of the case till February 17.
