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Aamir, Afaq acquitted in arms cases KARACHI: Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Afaq Group Chairman Afaq Ahmed and Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Aamir Group Secretary General Aamir Khan were acquitted in two different but identical cases of possession of illicit arms and explosives. The two accused were tried inside the Central Prison, Karachi by Additional District and Sessions Judge, East, Ubaid Ahmed Khan, in FIRs lodged at Landhi police station. According to the prosecution in the case against Afaq Ahmed, the police arrested Nizamuddin, who during interrogation, allegedly confessed that he had dumped a cache of weapons on the orders of Afaq Ahmed. The accused then led the police to the spot where the arms and explosives were dumped. In an identical case, police had booked Aamir Khan, in which an accused, Dastagir Khan, confessed to dumping arms and explosives in Landhi. The recovery was made in a similar manner in the presence of police officials. Advocate M R Syed and Advocate Sohail Anjum, representing their respective clients, termed the cases against their clients as political victimisation, stating that there were no independent witnesses to the recovery. They prayed the court to acquit their clients for want of evidence. staff report Daily Times: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |