PHC dismisses bail petition of suspect

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday dismissed the bail petition of a terror suspect charged with masterminding the 2013 suicide attack on the Madrassa Ariful Hussaini in which 15 worshippers were killed and dozens injured.
A single bench headed by Justice Asadullah Khan Chamkani dismissed the bail petition of the terror suspect, Fazal Muhammad alias Dadullah, a resident of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency after hearing arguments from both the sides.
The petitioner’s lawyer submitted that the terror suspect was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department on June 7, 2015 for his alleged involvement in the June 21, 2013 Madrassa Ariful Hussaini suicide attack.
He submitted that his client was falsely implicated in the case as there was no solid evidence on record against him and thus he would be released on bail.
The complainant’s lawyer opposed the release of the terror suspect on bail. He said he was booked under Sections 302, 324 and 427 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), and Section 3 and 4 of the Explosives Substance Act.
He submitted that the accused had facilitated and prepared the suicide bomber for the attack and was actively involved in the suicide attack on the imambargah.
He contended that there were solid proof about the involvement of the accused in the suicide attack and his bail petition be dismissed.
On June 21, 2013, as many as 15 worshippers were killed while dozens injured in a suicide attack on Madrassa Hussainia, popularly known as Madrassa Arif Hussaini, in Gulshan Colony in the jurisdiction of Chamkani Police Station. A suicide bomber entered the imambargah and detonated his vest at the prayer leader’s pulpit just as his accomplices opened fire on the security guards.