Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad arrested from courtroom in BB murder case

Former City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, Saud Aziz and ex-Superintendent Police (SP) Khurram Shahzad have been arrested from the courtroom in Benazir Bhutto murder case. They were arrested after the court denied bails to the two police officials. According to a private TV, former CPO and SP Rawal Town were present in the court during the hearing of the case. The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) No-III, Rawalpindi judge Rana Nisar Ahmed on December 19, 2010 extended the date of interim bail of former CPO and former SP Rawal Town allegedly involved in the Benazir Bhutto murder case till December 22. The trial was held at the Adiala Jail. The charges against the accused were framed that they were involved in the murder of PPP chairperson and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. She was assassinated when she was leaving after addressing a public meeting at Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007.

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