26/11: Prosecutors submit in court evidence given by India

Pakistani prosecutors on Saturday submitted documentary evidence provided by India in the anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of LeT's Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others charged with involvement in Mumbai attacks as a new judge began hearing the case

This includes Ajmal Kasab's confession.

Prosecutors from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented three files containing the autopsy reports of those killed in the attacks, medico-legal reports of the injured and lone surviving Mumbai attacker Kasab's confessional statement in English, Hindi and Marathi.

The evidence was presented following the defence lawyers' application. Copies of all the evidence will be given to the accused and the defence lawyers.

Saturday's in-camera proceedings at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi were conducted by Shahid Rafique, the new apointed judge. He is the fifth judge to hear the case since proceedings began in early 2009.

After the evidence was presented in court by the prosecutors, Judge Rafique adjourned the case till July 23.

Lakhvi's counsel Khwaja Sultan said the defence lawyers had requested the court to provide these reports after the prosecution presented a new list of witnesses, including Indian doctors and policemen.

The seven suspects, including LeT members, have been accused of planning, facilitating and financing the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people.

Their trial has been marred by repeated delays and only one out of over 160 prosecution witnesses has testified so far.