Noor Mukadam murder case: PEMRA directs TV channels to stop airing CCTV footage

Islamabad: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued an official notification Sunday that barred TV channels and all other media outlets from covering the footage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at the residence of Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in Noor Mukadam the murder case. 

PEMRA prohibited all satellite TV channels from airing leaked CCTV footage showing Noor Mukadam's unsuccessful attempt to escape the premises of the house where she was brutally killed.

The telecast of footage of Noor and Zahir has been prohibited under Section 27 of the Pemra Ordinance, 2002.

In the CCTV footage, the deceased girl can clearly be seen trying to run away before being murdered in a in Islamabad.

As per notification, "All satellite TV channels (news and current affairs/regional language) are, therefore, directed to stop airing aforementioned CCTV footage immediately". 

The regulator warned that strict action will be taken against violators under Section 29, 30 and 33 of the Pemra Ordinance, 2002.

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.

On July 25, police arrested the parents of suspect Zahir Jaffer for hiding evidence and being complicit in the crime.