Pak anti-terrorism court adjourns 26/11 hearing of seven accused till September 26

October 3rd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An anti-terrorism court on Saturday adjourned the hearing into the trial of seven Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including the outfit's operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, till October 10. The trial, which is being conducted inside the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi for security reasons, has so far been adjourned six times in the past two months.

September 26th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An anti-terrorism court here, which is conducting the trial of seven suspects linked with the Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008, including LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, on Saturday adjourned the hearing of the case till October 3. "The judge was on leave today so the hearing could not take place.

September 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday met with India;s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Sharad Sabharwal, and reportedly discussed the progress being made in the 26/11 probe.. Sources also said that there is a likelihood of Pakistan framing charges against the seven accused.

September 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday rejected the sixth dossier received from India, saying that the contents provided in it were not enough to arrest or prosecute Hafiz Saeed, the main accused in the 26/11/2008 Mumbai terror attacks in a court of law and asked New Delhi to provide more evidence in connection with the case. Addressing a news conference here after meeting Indian High Commissioner Sharad Sabharwal, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said: "We want more evidence from India so that the case can be made solid and tangible." "We have submitted all information available to us, but we want more information to make our case solid," said Malik, adding that in the absence of enough evidence, the court would exonerate Saeed for lack of authentic proof.

September 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan government is considering commuting death sentences, but such a step may not help the cause of Sarabjeet Singh, the Indian inmate who has been awarded a death sentence by a Lahore anti-terrorism court in October 1991. Interior Advisor Rehman Malik said the government has sent a draft to the law division seeking legal opinion on the proposal to commute death sentences.

September 5th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday adjourned the hearing into the trial of five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including the outfit's operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, till September 19. Sources said that Judge Baqir Ali Rana adjourned the case till September 19 following today's proceedings.

August 30th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The Adiala jail special anti-terrorism court has asked the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to produce record of the arrest of Jamil Ahmed, one of the Mumbai terror attacks suspects, by September 1. Ahmed has sought post-arrest bail on various legal grounds, the Daily Times.

August 29th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday (August 29) adjourned the hearing into the trial of five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including the outfit's operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, till September 5. The special Adiala Jail court also restricted the in-camera trial of the five accused of the Mumbai terror attacks citing security reasons.

August 21st, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An Anti Terrorism Court here has awarded 14 day judicial custody to a Mumbai terror suspect and sent him to the Adiala Jail, where all the other alleged 26/11 suspects are locked. The suspect, Jamil Ahmed of Battgram, was produced before the court by the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) after which the court adjourned the hearing till September 3.

July 30th, 2009 Musharraf skips Pakistan court hearing on misruleISLAMABAD — Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf is ignoring a summons to appear before the country's top court to explain his 2007 declaration of a state of emergency and the firing of several dozen judges. Musharraf did not appear in court himself or send anyone to represent him on Thursday, the second day of the court hearing.

July 26th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The special anti-terror court (ATC) here has adjourned the hearing into the case against five terrorists accused of being involved in November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks for over a month. The case was adjourned as formal charges against the suspects have still not been filed by the government.

July 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government has filed a chargesheet against five 26/11 prime accused suspects. The hearing into the case would begin on July 25 in the special anti-terror court that has been set-up in the Adiala jail for the purpose.

May 24th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The gravity with which Pakistan is handling the Mumbai terror attack case can be gauged by the fact that the Anti Terrorism Court here adjourned the hearing into the November 2008 terror attacks case till June 6 due to the unavailability of a judge. The case was adjourned as there was no judge available to hear the case after the transfer of Judge Sakhi Muhammad Kahoot, The Daily Times reports.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - Less than one in ten of those people arrested for terrorism offences every year in Brtiain are ever convicted, according to new Government figures. lmost 230 people are arrested for terrorism offences every year, The Telegraph quotes the newly released statistics, as saying.

April 23rd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the judicial remand of one of the Mumbai terror attack suspect Shahid Jamil Riaz by six days. Riaz, a Laskar-e-Taiyaba (LeT) operative, has been sent to Adiala Jail till April 28.