PESHAWAR: Section-7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (7-ATA) has been included in the first information report (FIR) in the murder case of a student of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology (NUET) allegedly at the hands of the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) activists, a source told The News.

The family and friends of Adnan Abdul Qadir, a final year student of the NUET who was killed during a clash between two student groups, had demanded inclusion of 7-ATA in the FIR lodged against nine IJT activists.

The authorities of the capital city police approved the demand after consulting legal experts. Hence, the concerned police station was directed to include the non-bailable section in the FIR against nine students.

One of them was arrested from Karak while the rest are still at large. “The authorities formally approved inclusion of the 7-ATA in the FIR lodged in the murder of Adnan Abdul Qadir and beating of his other friends. Now it has been formally incorporated,” an officer of the capital city police confirmed.The News