SC questions practice of recording entry, exit in South Waziristan.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday questioned the practice of registering entry and exit of individuals traveling to and from South Waziristan.

A two-member bench, comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, heard a bail plea of Sher Zaman, accused of injuring an individual during a shoot-out in Dera Ismail Khan.

The counsel of the accused said there was no bullet exit wound on the body of the victim's body. Justice Isa, however, observed that the bullet could have lodged itself inside the victim's body.

The counsel informed the apex court that Zaman was in South Waziristan at the time of the incident. Referring to the registration of the entry and exit in the tribal district, the lawyer said Zaman's entry record was present but his exit was...

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