SC orders ATC to dispose of Shahzeb murder case within 7 days

The Supreme Court has directed an anti-terrorism court (ATC) to dispose of the Shahzeb Khan murder case within seven days.

A three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was hearing the case here on Friday.

The chief justice expressed dissatisfaction on the performance of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and rejected its report in the case. The bench also ordered the FIA director general to submit a reply over a false report presented earlier in the court within three days.

In its short order, the SC remarked that Shahrukh Jatoi, the key accused in the Shahzeb murder case, misled the FIA, Customs, Immigration and ASF officials.

FIA Director Mohammad Malik submitted before the court that PIA’s protocol staff was involved in Shahrukh’s escape. He said the Sindh Police had obtained a CCTV footage and had given an assurance that those responsible for the escape would be arrested soon. He said several people cross the VIP lounge along with one VIP.

The Sindh DIG said there was no footage of the escape of the accused at which Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed questioned whether Shahrukh had reached the plane through a helicopter.

Earlier, the court had remarked that the role of the FIA in providing the video footage was unsatisfactory, adding that there should be action against police and FIA officials involved in the escape of the prime accused in the case, Shahrukh.

The Karachi Police had submitted the file pertaining to Shahzeb’s murder at the beginning of Friday’s hearing in the Supreme Court.