Zahir Jaffer | Pakistan

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Zahir Jaffer, convicted of brutally murdering Noor Mukadam nearly four years ago, in a development dubbed a “rare achievement” and “victory for women”. Noor, aged 27 years, was found murdered at Zahir’s Islamabad residence in July 2021, with the probe revealing she was tortured before being beheaded. Zahir was handed the death sentence by a trial court, which he had challenged in the Islamabad High Court in 2023. The IHC too had upheld the sentence. Subsequently, he approached the top court. The appeal was taken up for hearing by a three-member bench comprising Justices Hashim Kakar, Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Ali Baqar Najafi. Here’s what lawyers had to say about today’s verdict. ‘Rare victory for women’ Lawyer Zainab Shahid said Zahir’s death sentence brought a sense of justice and closure to the gruesome episode of violence. “It marks a departure from high-profile cases of violent crime in the past where perpetrators were acquitted by the highest appellate...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Zahir Jaffer for the gruesome murder of Noor Mukadam nearly four years ago that had shaken the nation. After the ruling by the top court, a presidential pardon under Article 45 of the Constitution could possibly provide Zahir pardon, or reprieve, or remit, suspend or commute his sentence. Noor, aged 27 years, was found murdered at Zahir’s Islamabad residence in July 2021, with the probe revealing she was tortured before being beheaded. Zahir’s death sentence by the trial court had already been upheld by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). View this post on Instagram A three-member bench, led by Justice Hashim Kakar and including Justices Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Ali Baqar Najafi, presided today over the third hearing of Zahir’s appeal against his death sentence. The bench upheld Zahir’s death sentence handed by two courts previously over the murder charges under Section 302(b) (premeditated murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). However, it converted the IHC...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Zahir Jaffer for the brutal murder of Noor Mukadam, while altering some of the other charges in its final verdict on the widely followed case.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that no medical board was constituted to evaluate Zahir Jaffer’s mental health during his trial for the murder of Noor Mukadam, despite the defence’s repeated claims that he was unfit to stand trial.

The Supreme Court on Monday indicated it may soon announce its verdict on the petition filed by Zahir Jaffer, the convict in the high-profile Noor Mukadam murder case, challenging the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision upholding his death sentence.

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of Zahir Jaffer’s appeal against his death sentence in the Noor Mukadam murder case to May 19, following mutual agreement between the legal teams.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to hear the appeal against Zahir Jaffer’s death sentence in the Noor Mukadam murder case on May 13, according to its latest cause list, it emerged on Sunday. Noor, 27, was found murdered at a residence in Islamabad’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on July 20, 2021. A first information report (FIR) was registered later the same day against Zahir Jaffer, who was arrested from the site of the murder. In February 2022, a district and sessions judge convicted Jaffer of murdering Mukadam, handing him the death penalty along with 25 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs200,000. His household staff, Iftikhar and Jameel — co-accused in the case — were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, while all other suspects, including Jaffer’s parents and TherapyWorks employees, were acquitted. According to the cause list available on the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s website, “the hearing on the appeal against Jaffer’s death sentence will be held on May 13.” Justice Hashim Kakar will head a th...