Sindh govt transfers May 12, Chinese consulate attack cases to ATC.

KARACHI -- The Sindh home department has ordered the transfer of the cases relating to May 12, 2007 incidents and the attack on Chinese Consulate from an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Clifton to another ATC in the jail premises.

The judge of the ATC in Clifton wrote a letter to the administrative judge of the ATCs soon after the jail authorities on Saturday placed before the court copy of the notification issued by the provincial home department in this regard.

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According to the details, the notification orders the transfer of 13 cases of May 12 incidents and high profile cases of Chinese consulate before a special anti-terrorism court in the premises of jail.

The notification said that since the cases are of highly sensitive nature and high profile terrorists are involved in it, it is very risky to take the accused in these cases to Clifton from central jail on every hearing. It was because of these security considerations that the cases were being transferred to another ATC in jail.

According to jail officials, the terrorists involved in May 12 cases include Raees Mama, Umair Siddiqui, Mirza Naseeb Baig alias Rizwan Chapati. While 21 others accused including Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhter are nominated in four cases registered at Airport Police Station. Terrorist involved in Chinese consulate attack include Ahmed Hasnain, Ali Ahmed alias Hashim, Mohammad Aslam, Nadir Khan alias Baladi and Abdul Latif.

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