All six accused in Murtaza Bhutto murder case acquitted

All six accused in Murtaza Bhutto murder case acquitted

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04 December,2009 07:04 pm

A local court in Karachi on Friday acquitted six companions of slain leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto), Mir Murtaza Bhutto, of 13-year-old police encounter case. The accused include Dr Mazhar Memon, Ghulam Mustafa, Asghar Balro, Asif Jataoi, Akhtar Mirani and Mehmood. The judgment in the case was reserved by Sessions Court-East judge Aftab Ahmed Khan after arguments concluded last week following years of hearing. Mir Murtaza Bhutto, Ashiq Jatoi, Wajahat Jokhio, Abdul Sattar Rachpar, Abdur Raheem Barohi, Yar Muhammad Baloch and Sajjad Gakhro were killed in the incident and decision of the said persons killing case would be announced tomorrow.