PPP MNA Jam Abdul Karim nominated in Jokhio murder case

Court remands three more suspects to police custody

KARACHI:

Police told the court on Wednesday that PPP MNA Jam Abdul Karim has also been nominated in the Nazim Jokhio Murder case besides 15 other suspects.

Malir district judicial magistrate remanded three suspects in the high-profile murder case to police custody until November 16. Jokhio was allegedly tortured to death by MPA Jam Awais in Malir's Memon Goth for preventing his foreign guests from hunting houbara bustard and posting their videos on social media.

The complainant's counsel requested the court that two foreigners may also be included in the case.

During the hearing on Wednesday, police produced three more suspects, Razzaq, Mairaj and Jamal. The investigation officer said that the suspects had threatened Nazim Jokhio after the video went viral. The kidnapping charges have also been added to the case.

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At least 16 suspects including MNA Jam Abdul Karim and MPA Jam Awais have been nominated in the case. Five other unidentified suspects are also nominated in the case. In total 21 suspects have been nominated in the case, the investigation officer told the judicial magistrate.

So far, six suspects, including MPA Jam Awais, have been arrested in the case. The complainant's counsel argued that the names of the two foreign hunters should also be included in the case.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 11^th, 2021.