Sarfraz Shah Killing

These were the answers the investigating officer in the case, DIG Sultan Khawaja gave to questions in the anti-terrorism court on Wednesday during the hearing of the high-profile case.

To a question from the defence, the DIG said that all the arms issued to the Rangers were used in the commission of the murder. Explaining the point further voluntarily, he said that the shots were fired by Shahid Zafar from his G-3 rifle but the other accused men also pointed their arms at the 22-year-old.

Thus, when the defence suggested that there was no plan, design, common intention or intention to terrorise people, the DIG replied that all these elements were there.

To a question on why he has not examined or recorded the statements of witnesses who described the act of killing Sarfraz Shah a murder, Khawaja said that all the staff and officers at the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park said that the incident had left them in shock and terror. He said besides this, nine other witnesses had said in their statements that they felt terror when they saw the footage of the incident on television. To another suggestion, he said that deceased was “neither an enemy nor a robber”.

After the completion of the testimony, Special Public Prosecutor Muhammad Khan Buriro said the prosecution rested.

Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso adjourned the hearing till Thursday afternoon when all six accused men will be examined. They will also be allowed to produce any defence witness.