KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday deferred its final verdict in the Perween Rehman murder case until November 3.
The court had reserved the verdict on Oct 15 after both prosecution and defence sides concluded their arguments in the case.
During the course of the hearing, a state lawyer requested the court to frame an additional charge of conspiring to commit the crime against the accused. There is sufficient evidence to substantiate the conspiracy charge, he added.
The court directed him to present his arguments in this regard on next hearing and adjourned the case until Nov 3.
Perween Rehman, head of the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), was gunned down near her office in Orangi Town on March 13, 2013.
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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued directives for making the reports of the two joint investigation teams (JITs) formed to probe the high-profile Perween Rehman murder part of the case trial.
A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) lawyer informed the judges that five men were named in the case. One of them, named Qari Bilal, was killed in an encounter with police. He has nothing to do with the murder of Perween Rahman, the counsel said.
Justice Mazahir Naqvi, a member of the bench, questioned how Bilal’s gun matched with the bullet shells of a 9mm pistol used to kill Ms Rehman if he has nothing to do with her murder.
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