A BC. Supreme Court jury began deliberations today to decide the fate of West Vancouver: restaurateur Abdur Rashid Khan, who is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his daughter-in-law, Naazish Khan, 23. _ By Brent Mudry Contributing Writer Credibility is the key issue, both the prosecutor and defence lawyer agree. “Somebody is lying.” prosecutor Allan Flanz told the jury Tuesday i in ‘his closing arguments, The body ‘of Naazish Khan, a for- mer model from Bombay, was found in the trunk of Khan's Toyota, Camry, on Dec. 11, 1993. Although the jury must grapple with numerous questions in the case, the testimony of Khan himself and the testimony of two of his Jong- ‘time friends, Dhir, “Dave Chand tis 16? Line. 9 Colors ‘Solid Oil co » Fence Stains °378L. 166 Li ‘Semi Transparent Oil - (Alkyd) Deck Stains 3780. and Rudy Nickel, remain key. 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