Pak's 26/11 case: Trial adjourned till Aug 10

From Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Jul 23 (PTI) A Pakistani anti-terror court
conducting the trial of seven suspects charged with
involvement in the Mumbai attack case Saturday adjourned
proceedings till August 10 after key defence lawyer informed
the judge that he was unwell.
Khwaja Sultan, the counsel for Lashkar-e-Taiba
commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, informed judge Shahid Rafique
that he was unwell and sought an adjournment of the hearing.
The judge then put off the matter till August 10.
The seven Pakistani suspects, including several LeT
members, have been accused of planning, facilitating and
financing the November 2008 attacks in India's financial hub
that killed 166 people.
The trial has been marred by repeated delays and only
one out of over 160 prosecution witnesses has testified so
far.
Shahid Rafique is the fifth judge to hear the case
since proceedings began in early 2009.