Speedy Trial For Mureed Abbas Case to Begin August 30
The investigation identified Atif Zaman as the suspect who shot Khizar Hayat and Mureed Abbas outside a local cafe in Karachi in 2019
In the latest development in anchorperson Mureed Abbas killing case, the sessions court has scheduled a speedy trial from August 30 the verdict of which will be announced within a month.
Mureed Abbas was working at Bol News as an anchorperson and he was killed outside a local cafe in the Khayaban-e-Bukhari in Defence area of Karachi in 2019.
Later, the investigation identified Atif Zaman as the suspect who had shot two business partners and then attempted suicide at Mureed’s apartment.
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Taking to his Twitter handle, the victim’s lawyer Jibran Nasir congratulated Mureed’s wife Zaara for her dedication to serve justice to her deceased husband.
Finally after struggle of more than 2 years, justice is in sight as model court issues schedule for conducting trial against Atif Zaman for murder of anchor #MureedAbbas. Trial starts 30Aug, Judgment on 30Sept. Congratulations to @zaaraZAK, this is a result of your resolve. pic.twitter.com/IQrF7zfnMr
— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) August 12, 2021
Moreover, anchor Zaara Abbas also took a sigh of relief and shared the timeline of speedy trial to be conducted on the orders of district and sessions court.
الحمداللہ! یا اللہ تیرا شکر!#JusticeForMureedAbbas
ایڈیشنل ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشن جج ساوتھ / جیل ٹرائلاینکر مرید عباس قتل کیس میں اہم پیش
عدالت نے کیس کا ٹرائل جلد مکمل کرنے کے لیے شیڈول مقرر کردیا تھا pic.twitter.com/4InkyqBnG9
— Zaara Abbas Khan (@zaaraZAK) August 12, 2021
Previously, Atif Zaman had moved a post-arrest bail application but it was rejected by the court.
