An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi hearing the murder case of Benazir Bhutto was informed during the trial that students of the famous seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak had a hand in the killing of the former Pakistan prime minister.
According to Dawn, the hearing of Benazir murder case - headed by Justice pervez Ismail - was held at the ATC special court established inside Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
The involvement of Darul Uloom Haqqania's students in the assassination of Bhutto was brought to the notice of the court by FIA Peshawar Inspector Naseer Ahmed and Sub-Inspector Adnan who testified as state witnesses.
Their claim was reportedly backed by evidence which they presented before the bench.
Meanwhile, Darul Uloom Haqqania's director education Wisal Ahmed also recorded his statement during the trial.
He admitted that the suspected suicide bomber Abdullah alias Saddam Nadir alias Qari Ismail and arrested suspects Rasheed alias Turabi and Faiz Muhammad had received education from the seminary but rejected the claim that Darul Uloom Haqqania holds any association with the above mentioned suspects, the report added.
