2007 Samjhauta Express blasts case: Pakistan seeks time

NIA counsel would inform a special court about the decision of Pakistani authorities once the court resumes hearing on July 4.

File picture of the Samjhauta Express in flames after it was hit by blasts near Panipat, Haryana, on February 18, 2007.

Pakistan has sought four more months from India for a decision on producing 13 witnesses before a special Haryana court which is hearing the 2007 Samjhauta Express blasts case in which 68 people were killed.

The special court, while issuing the summons on March 17, had asked the witnesses to appear before it from July 4. The NIA counsel would inform the special court about the decision of Pakistani authorities once the court resumes hearing on Tuesday. Out of 299 witnesses, court proceedings for 249 have been completed.