Sentences upheld in murder case

The IHC has rejected the appeals against the conviction of Hamza Jahangir, Aftab Zafar and Yasir Chaudhry for their involvement in the murder of four-year-old Umar Mukhtar Rathore.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan delivered the verdict, affirming the trial court's decision. The trial court had sentenced the convicts to twice the death penalty and imposed a fine of Rs500,000 each in 2023.