ISLAMABAD: An Additional District and Sessions Court in Islamabad on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to the three accused in Barrister Fahad Malik’s murder case.
Sessions Judge Ata Rabbani announced the verdict against Raja Arshad, Noman Khokhar, and Raja Hashim. The court had on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the murder case of Barrister Fahad Malik after six years.
Barrister Fahad Malik was murdered on August 15, 2016, in a shooting on a busy road in Islamabad. Malik was leaving Shalimar police station after duty, acting for a client, when his car was stopped, and he was showered with bullets.
Three accused — Raja Arshad, Nauman Khokar, and Raja Hashim Khan — were taken into custody on murder charges. Arshad was caught at the Torkham border by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as he attempted to flee to Afghanistan a few days after the murder. In May 2019, Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge, Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi, granted bail to Arshad – the primary accused – when the murder trial was in its final stage. However, it was later suspended by the IHC.
All eyes were on the verdict in the high-profile murder case, which was also considered a test for the country’s justice system.
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