Man gets life term in murder case

Prosecution told the court that accused Zahid shot dead Waqas over a petty issue

PHOTO: REUTERS

SARGODHA:
Additional District and Sessions Judge Zulfiqar Ali awarded life sentence to a man for killing a person in Sargodha.

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.

Gulgee, wife's murderers handed down life imprisonment 


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.
Load Next Story