Islamabad police obtain two-day physical remand of suspect who allegedly murdered Canadian wife
The suspect has been named as Shahnawaz, the son of senior journalist Ayaz Amir

Islamabad: Islamabad Police Saturday received two-day physical remand by a a local court of the suspect arrested for the alleged murder of his Canadian wife in their Chak Shahzad residence.
Suspect Shahnawaz, the son of renowned journalist Ayaz Amir, was taken into custody by police on Friday for allegedly killing his wife Sara Inam, 37.
The victim, who worked in Dubai, had arrined from Dubai a day before the incident. The incident took place at a farmhouse located in Shahzad Town where the suspect lived along with his mother.
On Saturday, Islamabad Police produced Shahnawaz in the court of Judicial Magistrate Mubasher Hasan Chishti.
During the hearing, the investigating officer alleged that the suspect brought his foreign wife from abroad, and killed her “mercilessly”. The official requested the court to remand Shahnawaz to the police for 10 days for further investigation.
However, the suspect’s lawyer, Raja Zahoor, argued that it was a blind murder.
The police also petitioned the court for arrest warrants of the suspects parents, which was accepted.
The magistrate then handed Shahnawaz to the police on two days’ physical remand. The suspect is to be produced before the court on September 26.

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