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Judge refuses to hear tapes,adjourns proceedings

Squabble at Pak court over authenticity of recordings
KARACHI, Mar 6: A squabble over the authenticity of tape recordings from the control tower at Karachi International Airport dominated the court proceedings today in the trial of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, reports AP.
Judge Rehmetullah Hussein Jaffri ended the squabble when he refused to hear the tapes and adjourned the proceedings until Wednesday.
Sharif and his coaccused are charged with hijacking, attempted murder, kidnapping and terrorism. All the charges carry either the death penalty or life in prison.
The charges were laid after Sharif allegedly denied landing rights to a passenger plane returning Army Chief Gen Pervez Musharraf to Pakistan on Oct 12. the same day the military took power in Pakistan and threw out the elected govern-
Pakistan's military revolted after Sharif dismissed Musharraf as army chief and replaced him with a junior general. At
the time of his dismissal Musharraf was en route back to Pakistan from Sri Lanka. According to the testimony of the Pakistan International Airlines Pilot he was ordered to divert the aircraft to a Middle Eastern country. The Karachi Airport was shut down, the lights turned off and fire trucks parked on the runway to prevent the passenger plane with 200 passengers and crew from landing.
When the army takeover was complete and Sharif in custody the aircraft was allowed to land. When it did touch down there was barely seven minutes of fuel remaining, according to the pilot.
Jaffri decided against hearing the control tower tape recordings after Sharifs defense lawyers demanded proof that the tapes were authentic.
The prosecution said Jaffri's ruling will have little bearing on their case because the transcript of the recordings has ad-ready been accepted as evidence.
"The ruling will not make
any difference,” said Zahoor-ul Haq, a prosecution lawyer. "We have a very strong case. We were not relying heavily on these tapes."
Sharifs lawyers, who rescinded an earlier protest resignation, said they expected their client would give his written testimony on Wednesday.
The judge ordered the accused to give their testimony in writing after the prosecution expressed concern that they might reveal confidential information or threaten national security.
The Judge will also let Sharif and his codefendants speak but he will censor their testimony.
Sharifs lawyers resigned earlier to protest the ruling which would allow the judge to unilaterally decide what part of their client's testimony would be censored.
"Now the judge has indicated that our point of view will be heard and that has brought a tangible change in the atmosphere," said Khawaja Sultan, one of Sharifs lawyers.