‘No one being saved in Noor murder case’ says Prime Minister Imran
Prime Minister Imran says, answering a question by a woman about the grisly murder of Noor Mukadam in Islamabad; and what steps the government would take for women’s safety; Prime Minister says; he had been following the Noor murder case from the first day and termed it a “horrifying” incident.
Citing details provided to him, the premier said the “tragedy” had occurred over the course of two days in front of the whole domestic staff of the alleged killer, Zahir Jaffer
He denies the impression that the suspect would be save because he belongs to a powerful family. “I want to tell you that no one is being saved in this. Even if he thinks he is a dual national and has American citizenship so he will get away, that is not the case,” he said.
The prime minister Imran Khan notes that the case has “shocked everyone”; saying everyone had been in pain by it and it had had “a big impact”.
“Noor’s murder is a big tragedy and I want to reassure [the nation] that no one, no matter how powerful they are, will escape full punishment in the case.”
Recalling the alleged brief abduction of the Afghan ambassador’s daughter in Islamabad; the premier said he had followed the case “as if she was my own daughter”.
“Afghans are our own people, we consider them brothers so we saw the [incident] in the same manner,” he said, crediting the capital police for following “every single thing” in the case and interviewing the suspects after identifying them through CCTV footage.
