Bahawalpur court awards death penalty to two in murder case

Maqsood and Arshad had killed Shafiq during a robbery bid

BAHAWALPUR: A court awarded death sentences to two murder convicts in Bahawalpur on Thursday.

The judgment was announced by District and Sessions Judge Cahudhry Muhammad Tariq Javed. The prosecution told the court that accused Maqsood Ahmed and Arshad had gunned down Muhammad Shafiq and injured Munir Gul during a robbery bid.



The local police registered a case against the accused and presented the challan before the court.

After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentences to Maqsood and Arshad and awarded an additional 20 years imprisonment on other accounts. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs1 million on the convicts.

Earlier, a court awarded a death sentence to a murder convict and three years imprisonment to two others for their involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad. The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Khalid Saeed Wattoo.

The prosecution told the court that accused Yasir Abbas, Noman, Adnan and Bilal had gunned down their rival Ali Ahsan over enmity some three years back.



The local police registered a case against the accused and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Yasir and awarded three years jail term to Adnan and Bilal. However, the court declared Noman as a proclaimed offender.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 22^nd, 2017.