Salman Taseer murder: IHC reserves judgement on Qadri's murder appeal

A two-member bench reserved the verdict after defence counsel concluded their arguments

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court on Wednesday reserved a judgement on murder appeal of Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of Salman Taseer against his conviction, after councils from both parties have concluded their arguments. 

A two-member bench comprising Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi and Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui reserved the verdict after the defence council Justice (ret) Mian Nazir Akhtar and Advocate General representing from federal government concluded their arguments.



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On February 6, IHC had remarked that even a judge could not touch an accused after punishment was rewarded, yet the defence counsel insisted that a person could kill another under unusual circumstances.