Noor Mukadam murder case: Bail plea of prime accused Zahir Jaffer’s parents rejected

According to details, Additional Session Judge Muhammad Sohail pronounced the reserved verdict and rejected the bail petition of Jaffer’s parents who are presently in Adiala jail.

Earlier yesterday, a district and sessions court reserved it decision on a bail petition filed by the parents of Zahir Zakir.

On July 20, Noor Mukadam, 27-year old daughter of former Pakistani diplomat Shaukat Mukadam, was found dead at a residence in Islamabad's upscale Sector F-7/4.

Later, a first information report (FIR) was registered against Zahir Jaffer on the complaint of the victim’s father. Zahir was arrested from the site of the murder, under Section 302 (premeditated murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

On July 24, Islamabad police arrested the parents of Zaheer, Zakir Jaffer and Asmat Adamjee, along with household staff on charges of hiding evidence and being complicit in the crime.

The parents were later sent to jail on judicial remand after which they filed a bail petition against their detention.