Court Rejects Bail Plea of Journalist Athar Mateen’s Murder Suspect Arrested Near Pak-Iran Border
KARACHI: A special anti-terrorism court has rejected the bail application of Ashraf Bangulzai, an accused in the murder case of journalist Athar Mateen, who was arrested near the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan.
The bail application was heard by a special court at the Anti-Terrorism Complex inside Karachi Central Jail.
Advocate Abid Zaman, counsel for the complainant, told the court that the accused had been arrested near the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan while allegedly attempting to flee after the journalist’s murder.
He argued that the suspect could escape again if granted bail and urged the court to reject his application.
According to complainant Tariq Mateen, journalist Athar Mateen was killed on February 18, 2022, in North Nazimabad, Karachi.
He said Athar Mateen lost his life while attempting to protect a citizen from armed robbers during a robbery incident.
Tariq Mateen expressed confidence that the court would deliver justice in the case.
