An anti-terrorism court, on Thursday, directed the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh police to get custody of three absconding accused in the Ali Raza Abidi murder case. The CTD was also asked to present them before the court in the next hearing. In a major headway, CTD investigators identified the suspect who fired shots at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader, according to a progress report submitted in the court. Suspect Bilal remains absconding and was said to have shot at Abidi. The CTD officials also relayed that the absconders would be arrested soon. Meanwhile, the court issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of the accused. It also ordered the provision of a copy of the charge-sheet to the arrested accused, Farooq, Muhammad Ghazali, Abu Bakar and Abdul Haseeb. According to the police, the suspects had murdered the MQM leader in exchange for Rs 800,000. On March 20, Sindh Police had submitted a final challan in the case; including the confessional statements of suspects. The investigators termed the confession a “big achievement.” Police said four suspects were arrested in the case while four others were absconding. As many as 12 witnesses had recorded their statement. The arrested suspects had confessed to the crime, police claimed. Last year, former MQM-P lawmaker was gunned down on December 25 outside his residence in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi.