An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday recorded the statement of driver, Javedur Rehman in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
Rehman told the court that Naheed Khan had asked the assassinated leader to come out of her car and wave to the crowd.
The ATC summoned a report from the Foreign Ministry regarding the statement of United States (US) journalist Mark Siegel, whose statement was recorded through a video link.
Judge Rai Muhammad Ayub Marth held the hearing of the case in Adiala Jail. Rehman appeared before the court and recorded his statement. Cross questioning from the driver has been completed. The ATC summoned prosecution’s witness Professor Azam Yousaf in next hearing.
The driver said that security in-charge of Benazir Bhutto also did not stop her while there were standing instructions that she should not get out of the vehicle. He said that he continued to drive the vehicle till its rims broke down.
He said after that Sherry Rehman’s vehicle came and Benazir Bhutto was transferred to that vehicle and moved to Benazir Bhutto Hospital. He also was of the view that the security was inadequate. He said after the blast the backup vehicle disappeared from the scene.
The hearing was adjourned until September 14.
