ISLAMABAD, 9 November 2003 — The judge of Anti-Terrorist Court No. 2, Shaukat Ali Rakshani has awarded five years imprisonment each to the killers in two incidents in Quetta. On June 8, 12 policemen were killed. In the second terrorist attack on July 4, 30 worshipers were murdered.
The court awarded imprisonment to Shafiq Rind and Usman Saifullah in their absence in the case of June 8.
In the second incident of July 4, the court also awarded five years imprisonment to accused Usman Saifullah, Daud Badani, Ziaul Haq, Malik Ishaq and Dr. Munir Ahmed.
In the first sectarian attack on the Shiite community of Hazar tribe, 12 cops under training were shot dead when they were traveling to their training center in Quetta by bus on June 8.
The second incident occurred when a group of terrorists with four suicide attackers attacked an imambargah located at Prince Road in the Balochistan province during Friday prayers. The indiscriminate firing killed 30 and injured 50 others.
