ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday issued notices to the respondents in the murder of the daughter of a former ambassador.
Noor Mukadam, 27, was found murdered at the residence of one Zahir Zakir in Sector F-7/4 of Islamabad in July. Zakir, widely believed to be the killer, was arrested the same day for his purported involvement in the gruesome incident.
A first information report registered on the complaint of Ambassador Shaukat Ali Mukadam, Mukadam’s father, nominated Zakir under Section 302 (premeditated murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The directive was issued during the bail petition filed by Zakir Jaffer, father of the suspect.
During the proceeding, the counsel for Zakir requested the court to nullify a sessions court’s decision to deny bail to Jaffer and his spouse, Asmat Adamjee, and grant him bail until a verdict was announced.
Subsequently, the court adjourned the hearing until next week.
Last month, the police had disclosed the DNA test and fingerprints of the accused showed his involvement in the murder.
They said that photogrammetry tests conducted on a video in which Mukadam was seen making efforts to save her life and being chased by the accused confirmed that it was genuine.
The footage had been sent to the Punjab Forensic Science Agency in Lahore to confirm its authenticity.
Meanwhile, a district and sessions court in Islamabad adjourned the hearing in the bail petitions of the gardener, Jan Muhammad, and domestic help, Jameel, of Zakir in the case until September 11. The two are detained in Adiala Jail on judicial remand.
Additional Sessions Judge Sheikh Muhammad Sohail heard the application.
