Suspects plead not guilty to killing JI's town nazim
An anti-terrorism court heard the case of Dr Pervaiz Mehmood's murder in Karachi.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Suspects in Jamaat-e-Islami’s town nazim murder on Friday pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
An anti-terrorism court heard the case of Dr Pervaiz Mehmood’s murder in Karachi.
The court declared the accused guilty under revised indictment. But when the suspects pleaded not guilty the judge directed the investigating officer to ensure the attendance of witnesses on next hearing.
Police say that that suspects have confessed to the killing of Pervaiz Mehmood on the orders of Karachi organizational committee’s incharge Hammad Siddiqui.
The hearing was adjourned till March 13.
The JI leader and former Liaquatabad Town Nazim was gunned down along with his associate in North Nazimabad. The assailants riding a motorcycle fired multiple gunshots at Dr Pervaiz Mehmood’s car near KDA Chowrangi.
His associate, identified as Saleemullah, died on the spot while Dr Mehmood died of his injuries during treatment in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
