Murder Conviction: Man sentenced to life for killing teen

ISLAMABAD: Additional District and Sessions Judge (West) Muhammad Atta Rabbani on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of a 13-year-old boy. The court also imposed a fine of Rs200,000 upon the accused. The court found Hazrat, alias Billa, guilty of murdering Mohammad Ilyas, who used to sell refreshment along with the convict at a bus stop near the motorway. Noon police station had registered the case against Billa, who was convicted after the prosecution successfully established its case before the court.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 6^th, 2016.