Noor Mukadam murder: Islamabad IGP instructs probe team to seek ECL placement for suspect

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamilur Rehman on Friday; instructed the investigation team probing the brutal killing of Noor Mukadam; to seek the placement of suspect Zahir Zakir Jaffer’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL); according to a statement issued by the police spokesperson.

Also, Noor, 27, daughter of former Pakistani diplomat Shaukat Mukadam, was murder at a residence in Islamabad’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on Tuesday.

Moreover, The IGP, in a meeting with the investigation team today; tells them to recommend to the relevant authority that the suspect’s name be place on the no-fly list. He also instructed the team to acquire Jaffer’s criminal records from the United States and United Kingdom, and told them to approach the relevant authority to make it happen.

The police chief further recommends that the evidence collects; from the crime scene be send for forensic analysis.

“The case should be concluded in the light of concrete evidence at the earliest;” the statement quoted the IGP as saying.

“All the requirements; for justice must be met; so that the culprit face severe punishment.”

Ulemas want cases of violence against women, children tried in ATCs

Also, the Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) demands that the cases of violence and abuse against women and children; by anti-terrorism courts and a time limit set for verdicts in such cases.

The council urged Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed to take notice, and expressed its concern over the recent surge in cases of violence and abuse against women and children.