PAK-MUMBAI 2 LAST

The lawyers had challenged the indictment of their
clients by the anti-terror court on the ground that it was
done in their absence.

Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan of the anti-terror court,
who was appointed last week to conduct the trial of the seven
suspects, Monday adjourned the case till October 31.
He is conducting the trial at the high-security Adiala
Jail in Rawalpindi and media is barred from reporting on the
proceedings of the anti-terror court.
During Monday's hearing in the anti-terror court, the
suspects again refused to accept their indictment.
The Mumbai attacks case has become mired in controversy
and confusion over the past few weeks. The court's gag order
on lawyers and others connected with the case and the ban on
media coverage has made it virtually impossible to ascertain
even basic facts.
The seven suspects – Lakhvi, Zarar Shah, Abu al-Qama,
Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younas
Anjum – have been booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
They have been accused of training and providing
financial support, accommodation, equipment and communications
gear to the 10 terrorists who attacked Mumbai last year. PTI
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