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a a jury was told on Wednesday.

By Brent Mudry

Contributing Writer

. The alleged arson came a few months
before the death of Abdur Rashid Khan’s
~ daughter-in-law, Khan has been charged
with second-degree murder in connection
: with chat death.”
ran ee es | ; Co, i ; A key Crown witness also claims that
auto a : a eS, etl ' Khan tied to ture him into a ‘counterfeit -
2 Paes tok ‘ s, : ben tuys > ae money scheme and begged him to buy a gun
g cee ching for : hy : ‘i : . through an U.S. address, io
Swift choice for. Bisa” § : hep ie “i The startling revelations emerged in a
. fivet-timers: 19 F eae A ae ' 1 | high-stakes gamble by defence lawyer Jim
' BI Right way to yield ee perk 3 a: i eset! <%:@ | Hogan to discredit Rudy Nickel. a long-time
. right-of-way: 24 ia: mae » friend of Khan‘s; ‘
wy Me : : Khan. 54, is charged with killing his
oo ee Cane |e ce : : ' ‘ *. daughter-in-law Naazish Khan, 23.
Classifieds 22 Sane : by: 2 Her body was found Dec. 11, 1993, the
‘ et : 3 : ’ day after she had been reported missing
NEWS phote Terry Petere from the Khans’ British Properties home.
ue ' Abdur Khan's’ wife, Rashida Khan,

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- (TSB) investigation into a collision between INTO vessel collision
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‘’ submarine last September. - : _ waters and is basically unaccountable.” :
; ; ; : ’ Lord was sailing from Port Renfrew to Victoria on
» By Bob Mackin oo Sept.’ 11 when his vessel collided at approximately
. . 9:19 p.m. with the Thomson, a Chilean submarine -
Contributing Writer * ee headed from the Nanoose Bay test waters to San
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But Jory, Lord, the skipper’ of the Moonglow,: The collision occurred in foggy conditions. off . ; _—
called the report inaccurate and biased. Sheringham Point in Juan De Fuca Strait. MOONGLOW SKIPPER : Jory
“The issue here is really uansportation safety,” ; wo _ Lord... real ‘issue is trans-
Lord said. /*The submarine went through Canadian - oa cies See Sailboat page 3 portation safety.

“make perfect sun sense.