SC gives verdict on Zain murder case

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced it will give it;s verdict on Zain Murder case after Lahore High Court’s final judgment.

The court announcing the order said it will give it’s verdict on Zain Murder case after final judgment of LHC.

Earlier, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr Anwar Zaheer Jamali had taken a suo moto notice over acquittal order of an anti-terrorism court in this case.

On November 16 a three-member-bench reserved verdict after listening to the witnesses, family of the deceased and petitioner, ordering the prosecutor general Punjab to submit a copy of plea filed by Punjab government against ATC the decision.

A copy of plea filed in Lahore High Court (LHC) was submitted in the apex court on Wednesday and now the bench is expected to give announce the reserved decision on Thursday.

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on October 27 ordered to release Mustafa Kanju, the son of former federal minister, and five others in Zain murder case when all of the witnesses reverted their statements before court failing to identify them as murders.

The court had reserved verdict after completion of arguments on September 24 in Kanju’s acquittal case.

The prosecution failed to prove the case against son of former federal minister and none of the mentioned eye-witnesses identified him as a culprit, the ATC verdict said.