Pakistani court adjourns Mumbai attacks case till Aug 31

July 22, 2013 18:18

A Pakistani court hearing the case of seven men, including LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks has adjourned the hearing for six weeks, a defence lawyer said today.

The anti-terrorism court in Islamabad recorded no progress during the last hearing on Saturday as the judge, Kausar Abbas Zaidi, was on leave. The next hearing was fixed for August 31.

Lawyer Riaz Akram Cheema, part of the team defending Lakhvi and the other accused, said this was the first time that the trial of the accused has been deferred for six weeks. He criticised the postponement, saying that an anti-terrorism court cannot put off any case for more than two weeks.

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