Noor Mukadam Murder: SC Dismisses Zahir Jaffer's Appeal, Upholds Death Sentence

Noor Mukadam murder: SC dismisses Zahir Jaffer's appeal, upholds death sentence

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Zahir Jaffer, convicted in the Noor Mukadam murder case, upholding his death sentence. While the SC maintained the death penalty for the murder charges, it commuted the death sentence in the rape case to life imprisonment. The court also reduced the 10-year sentence for the abduction case to one year. The court upheld the order for compensation to Noor Mukadam’s family. Additionally, Jaffer’s gardene…

‘Women deserve justice, not judgment’: Journalists, lawyers criticise judge’s remarks in Noor Mukadam case

Comments from judges part of the Supreme Court’s bench that upheld Zahir Jaffer’s death sentence in the Noor Mukadam murder case once again stirred strong reactions on Wednesday. Noor, aged 27 years, was found murdered at Zahir’s Islamabad residence in July 2021, with the probe revealing she was brutally tortured before being beheaded. Not only had Zahir’s death sentence been upheld by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in 2023, but by a three-membe…