Sources say unidentified armed assailants on a motorcycle opened fired at Khalid’s car near Noori Gate. PHOTO: FILE
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday awarded the death sentence to Syed Alam for murdering Ubaidur Rehman, a politician belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) Gilgit chapter, in 2012.
Two other accused, Manzar Abbas and Nazir Ahmed, were handed life imprisonment and fines worth Rs300,000 each in the verdict announced by Giglit ATC judge Raja Shehbaz Khan.
“Besides the death penalty, the main accused has also been sentenced to seven years imprisonment,” said a lawyer dealing with the case.
Rehman, the former deputy secretary general of JUI-F, was shot dead by gunmen outside his home in Gilgit city on November 30, 2012.
The news of his killing had resulted in protests, with demonstrators condemning the incident across the city.
Rehman’s killing at the time had sparked fear of renewed violence between religious groups just as the communities were making efforts to put up a joint front for peace.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 21st, 2014.
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