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26/11 Mumbai attacks: Trial of suspects to begin today in Pakistan

CNN-IBN | Posted on Apr 28, 2012 at 10:34am IST

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New Delhi: The trial of the seven Pakistani suspects, including LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks is set to take place on Saturday in Islamabad.

The prosecutors will submit a report on the Pakistan judicial commission's visit to India.

The anti-terrorism court, which is conducting proceedings behind closed doors at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for security reasons, is unlikely to proceed in the Mumbai attacks case till it receives a report on the judicial commission's interviews with Indian officials and witnesses in Mumbai.

26/11: Trial of suspects to begin today in Pak

The anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi is awaiting a report on the Pakistan judicial commission recent visit to India.

The eight-member judicial commission, which included prosecutors and defence lawyers, returned from a visit to India in March.

The seven suspects, including Lakhvi, have been charged with planning, financing and executing the terror attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people in November 2008.

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