Gilgit Baltistan

ATC verdict: Two sentenced to death for DSP’s murder

Muhammad Ibrahim was killed in January 2012 while he was returning home from work.

Shabbir Mir September 10, 2013

Muhammad Ibrahim was killed in January 2012 while he was returning home from work. PHOTO: FILE

GILGIT: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced two people to death on Tuesday on charges of assassinating DSP Muhammad Ibrahim in Gilgit last year.

In addition to the death penalty, ATC Judge Raja Shahbaz Khan also handed down a 10-year imprisonment sentence to Azhar Hussain and Shaukat Hussain alias Major for the high-profile killing. The offenders are residents of Barmas and Khomer.

Two others charged in the case include Wajahat Hussain and Sajid Hussain and were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs300,000 each.

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Wajahat and Shaukat are yet to be arrested, while Azhar and Sajid are in police custody. Advocates Manzoor Hussain and Ansar Ali were representing the offenders.

Lawyer Imran Hussain said those charged for the offence can submit an appeal to the court within 10 days.

DSP Ibrahim, a resident of Astore valley, was killed on January 4, 2012 in front of his house in Nagral area while returning home from work late night. He had been posted in the investigative wing of the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) police and was working on cases involving sectarian killings at a time when sectarian bloodshed in G-B was on the rise.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 11^th, 2013.

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“The chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue is directed to issue notices for all authorised routes of entry to the country, including inland, and by air, and ensure proper checking of all those coming to the country. Only after their credentials are verified will they be allowed to enter the country,” CJ Khan ordered. The chief justice directed the joint taskforce to not only investigate the matter of illegal documentation but also arrest those found guilty.

The PHC ordered a report be prepared in time for the next hearing on October 10.

Under the court’s orders, the heads of armed forces and spy agencies can seize NADRA’S record if thought to be relevant to the matter of illegally issued CNICs and passports.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 11^th, 2013.