Benazir murder case: SC issues notices over plea seeking suspension of police officers bail

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to respondents in a case regarding suspension of bails of police officers Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad in Benazir Bhutto murder case.

A division bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and Justice Maqbool Baqar heard the case filed by mother of Benazir Bhutto's chief security officer Tauqeer Kaira.

Kaira was also killed in the attack that targeted the former prime minister in 2007.

The petition argues that officers Aziz and Shahzad were granted bails and posted at important positions against the rules.

It says that the then city police officer (CPO) Saud Aziz and superintendent police (SP) Khurram Shahzad were suspects in the Benazir Bhutto murder case since they had cleaned the site of Bhutto's death soon after the attack.

The two officers were granted bail by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after an anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded both officers 17 years imprisonment.

The court after short hearing of the case issued notices to respondents and adjourned hearing of the case till date in office.