Noor Muqaddam Murder Case: Islamabad Police has arrested the parents and domestic servants of accused Zahir Zakir Jaffer after a detailed statement by plaintiff Shaukat Muqaddam.
According to an Islamabad police spokesman, several people, including the accused’s father Zakir Jaffer, mother Asmat Adamjee, servants Iftikhar and Jamil, have been arrested on charges of hiding the evidence and abetting the murder.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against Zahir Jaffer’s parents and servants on abetment under Section 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). It is to be noted that the punishment for abetment is the same as punishment for the offence committed.
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Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Hamza Shafqat also announced the arrests on Twitter on Saturday night, adding that an organisation called Therapyworks, to which the accused had been associated, had also been sealed.
Sealing orders of Therapyworks issued. Parents of Murderer Zahir Jaffar also arrested
— Muhammed Hamza Shafqaat (@hamzashafqaat) July 24, 2021
However, according to Baaghi TV sources, the owner of Therapyworks has also been arrested minutes ago in connection with murder of Noor Muqaddam, the 27 year old daughter of former Pakistani ambassador to South Korea, Shaukat Ali Muqaddam.
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These developments have taken place shortly after a leaked audio of the senior management of Therapyworks discussing their exact role in the murder. In the leaked tape of Tahir Ahmad, the CEO of Therapyworks take about their role in the crime scene of Noor Mukaddam’s murder.
Tahir had also revealed that Zahir had been involved in a violent incident with his mother in London and that the police had been involved. It is to be noted that earlier, Shaukat Mukadam, had told the media that he would do everything he could to get justice for his daughter’s murder.
Civil society protested against the murder of Noor Muqaddam in Lahore on Sunday. Photo: AFP
The Islamabad Police spokesman said that all those who may have been involved in the murder as witnesses or in any other capacity were also being interrogated. Evidence of all these individuals and all the direct or indirect motives related to this murder was being collected.
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A local court in Islamabad has extended the physical remand of Zahir Zakir Jaffer, accused in the murder of Noor Muqaddam, daughter of former Pakistani ambassador, for two days. It may be mentioned that the local court of Islamabad had yesterday extended the physical remand of accused Zahir Jaffer for two days.
Prosecutor Sajid Cheema told the court that a weapon used in the murder, including a knife, a pistol and an iron weapon, had been recovered from the accused.
The investigating officer also revealed before the duty magistrate’s court on Saturday that Zahir Jaffer had tortured Noor Muqaddam with a knuckleduster before beheading her in Islamabad’s F-7/4 sector.
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The police investigation wing has also sent a request to the immigration authorities to add the name of the alleged killer on the Provincial National Identification List (PNIL).
The counsel for the complainant, Shah Khawar, said that tactics were being used to force the victim’s family to settle out of court. He said that the police did not apply Section 311 of the PPC considering the nature of the murder. With this move, it is believed that it will not be settled out of court.
The victim’s father, Shaukat Ali Muqaddam, however, told reporters that no one had approached him for an out-of-court settlement, but clarified that he would not accept any such attempt. Police have not been able to retrieve the victim’s mobile phone.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the Islamabad Police to complete the investigation of the case as soon as possible and ensure justice. On the other hand, the organisation of former ambassadors of Pakistan had also demanded that the name of the accused be included in the Exit Control List (ECL), after which it has decided to take necessary steps in this regard from the police.
A statement from the ambassadors’ association said the suspect was a foreign national and was likely to flee Pakistan to avoid punishment. Accused Zahir Zakir Jaffer will be produced before the court again on Monday.
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