The Supreme Court will begin hearing the case on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013.—File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top judge on Monday took suo motu notice of a deadly bombing which claimed 84 lives in Quetta, the provincial capital of restive Balochistan, DawnNews reported.

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, will begin hearing the case from Tuesday, Feb 19.

Notices have been issued to the Attorney General and Advocate General Balochistan. The suo motu notice was taken on a notice forwarded by the SC Registrar's office.

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