ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate in Islamabad on Monday extended the judicial remand of Zahir Jaffer’s parents till Aug 23 in Noor Mukadam murder case.

The two accused including Zakir Jaffer and his wife Asmat Adamjee were produced before judicial magistrate Naseeruddin by the police.

The court marked the attendances of the accused and sent them again to jail on judicial remand.

Earlier, a district court had also dismissed their bail petitions.

Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court (IHC)’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri granted time to prosecutor for submission of reply in bail petition of co-accused Umer Bilal in a case pertaining to torturing and blackmailing a couple in sector E-11 after making their videos. The court adjourned hearing of the case till Aug 12.

Published in Dawn, August 10th, 2021

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