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The prosecution told the court that accused Zahid shot dead Waqas over a petty issue on August 20, 2011. However, the police arrested him and submitted a challan in the court. After hearing witnesses, the judge awarded life imprisonment to Zahid.
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In addition, the court imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on the accused that would be given to the heirs of the deceased. Earlier, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ikramul Haq awarded life imprisonment to a convict for killing a man in Saddar police area. Convict Jamshed had shot dead a passerby Kamran during a clash with his opponents. Later, the police arrested him and submitted a challan in the court. After hearing witnesses, the judge awarded life term to the convict.
Similarly, an Anti-Terrorism Court awarded life imprisonment to Abdul Khaliq in a kidnapping for ransom case in Dera Ghazi Khan.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 2nd, 2017.
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