Court grants permission for recording statement of Chunian case accused.

LAHORE -- An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday granted permission for recording the statement of rapist-cum-killer of four children of Chunian before the judicial magistrate.

The court also sent the accused to jail on 14-day judicial remand. ATC Judge Abdul Qayyum Khan conducted the proceedings, wherein the accused, Sohail Shahzad, was produced amid strict security.

Deputy Prosecutor General Abdul Rauf Wattoo told the court that the accused wanted to get recorded his statement before judicial magistrate under Section 164 of the PPC. He further stated that the investigations had been completed from the accused and he was no longer required for the purpose.

At this, the court...