An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday sent Karachi Development Authority’s (KDA) senior director including four suspects on 90-day remand in land extortion accusations.
According to details, KDA senior director land Najamuz Zaman, Reacquire officer Muhammad Ali, Additional Director Muhammad Anwar and Director Reacquire Abdul Qawi Khan were presented before the court.
The suspects stated that they were innocent and had no link with target killing. They also said that they were officials of 19 and 20 grades and had relation with the crime.
The judge remarked that police and Rangers had charged them of illegal land extortion therefore interrogation could not be halted. Meanwhile, the ATC also gave Lyari gang war’s worker Adnan Baloch alias Sir in 90 days physical remand to Rangers.
Earlier, the ATC also sent three Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers on seven-day physical remand. The suspects Nasir Lodhi and Muhammad Ali and Umair were presented before the court amid tight security.
Moreover, Sunni Ittehad Council’s leader Tariq Mehboob was also sent on 90-day remand.
