Court awards death penalty, 53 years’ jail to murder convicts

Ghulam Rasool and Shafqat had killed a man during a robbery bid

FAISALABAD: A court awarded a death sentence to a murder convict and 53 years imprisonment to his accomplice for their involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad on Thursday.

The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Inamul Haq. The prosecution told the court that accused Ghulam Rasool, Shafqat Ali and Shahbaz had gunned down Nazar Abbas 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 sentence to Ghulam Rasool and awarded 53 years jail term to Shafqat Ali. However, the court acquitted Shahbaz giving him the benefit of doubt.

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 0.5 million on Ghulam Abbas and Rs0.3 million on Shafqat that would be paid to legal heirs of the victim.

Earlier in July, a court awarded death sentence to a murder convict and life term to two others for their involvement in a murder case in Sargodha.

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The prosecution told the court that accused Ramzan, Ahmad Nawaz, Ahmed Khan, Ejaz, Lakh Mir and Haq Nawaz had gunned down Mehr over a property dispute in 2015.

After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Ramzan and awarded life term to two of his accomplices. However, the court acquitted three co-accused due to lack of evidence.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6^th, 2017.