Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, now part of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), has linked the 2021 murder of Noor Mukadam to a societal “vice” known as a living relationship, the apex court revealed on Wednesday. He appeared to refer to cohabitation by unmarried individuals in a romantic relationship. Read More: Noor Mukadam murder: SC commutes […]
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Noor’s family seeks early hanging of convict
Noor’s family seeks early hanging of convict. Parents of a 27-year-old girl who was brutally murdered by one of her acquaintances in the federal capital last July have denied the rumors they are open to the possibility of making a compromise with their daughter’s killer who was recently sentenced to death by a local court, […]
IHC adjourns appeals in Noor Mukadam case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing till October 5, on appeal challenging the conviction of Zahir Jaffar and others in Noor Mukadam murder case. IHC adjourns appeals in Noor Mukadam case. A division bench headed by Justice Aamer Farooq heard the appeals of the accused against their sentences. Court inquired whether […]
Noor Mukadam case: IHC dismiss hearing till Sept 15
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court issued a notice to the parents of Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the Noor Mukadam rape and murder case, and dismissed the hearing till September 15 on Monday. The court also issued notice on the bail application of Zahir Jaffer’s mother Asmat Zakir. Justice Aamer Farooq of the IHC […]
Two lives, different coverage
Justice is/should be blind regardless of the nature of the crime and the class of the victim and the criminal. So should be the media, the watchdog of the government, pillars of the state, and overall society. But it rarely happens that the media becomes the voice of the voiceless and gives power to the […]
Physical remand of Zahir Jaffer extended in Noor Mukadam case
ISLAMABAD: The physical remand of of Zahir Jaffer has been extended by two days by a court in Islamabad, who has been accused of murdering Noor Mukadam, daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat Noor Mukadam. This is the fourth time Zahir Jaffer has been remanded into police custody. Judicial Magistrate Shoaib Akhter conducted the hearing of the […]
I would shoot Noor Muqaddam’s killer if I have my own way: Sheikh Rashid
Speaking to the media, Sheikh Rasheed said that those involved in the murder of Noor Muqaddam, ex-Pakistan’s envoy’ daughter, would not be spared. “If I have my own way, I will shoot dead the murderer,” the interior minister said. The interior minister added on Saturday that his prediction about the separation between former prime minister and […]