PAK-MUMBAI 2 LAST

"Since the trial is being conducted under Section 21-M of "Since the trial is being conducted under Section 21-M ofthe Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, Zafar may be tried along withseven suspects for an offence they are alleged to havecommitted in connivance with each other," Raja Rizwan Abbasi,counsel for Lakhvi, told the Dawn. "The Mumbai attack case has returned to 2009 when thetrial against the seven suspects began," Abbasi said. He further said that seven years after its commencement,the case was still at zero point and the prosecution wouldtake another seven to eight years to repeat the exercise. "The interned accused cannot wait for such a long periodand have the right to move the court for post-arrest bail," hesaid, adding the prosecution had no option but to seek a jointtrial of Zafar along with the seven suspects. The prosecution has concluded evidence of all 68Pakistani witnesses and requested the court to summon 24Indian witnesses. The trial proceedings have come to a halt as India is yetto send 24 witnesses to Pakistan for recording of theirstatements in the trial court. Pakistan says the trial cannot be concluded unless Indiasends its nationals for recording their statements in thecase. As many as 166 people were killed and over 250 injured inthe attack carried out by 10 LeT men. Nine assailants were killed while the lone survivor,Ajmal Kasab, was captured and later executed. PTI MZSAI