Arrest warrant against man who gave boat to terrorists

It was issued on a request from the Federal Investigation Agency probing the role of Pakistanis in the Mumbai attacks. An FIA inspector said Khan was wanted for questioning. In February,Interior Minister Rehman Malik had said the attackers travelled from Karachi to Mumbai in a boat hired from Balochistan.

Meanwhile,the trial of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi,Zarar Shah,Abu al-Qama,Shahid Jamil Riaz and Hamad Amin Sadiq,was adjourned.

The conduct of the trial has been affected as Justice Sakhi Muhammad Kahut,who was originally hearing the matter,retired and was granted an extension on contract. As part of the judicial reforms initiated by Pakistans Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,all judges hired on contract have been removed. No judge has been appointed to replace Justice Kahut.

The FIA on Saturday approached Justice Awan to take up the case of the five LeT operatives and he adjourned the matter till June 20,sources said.