The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday accepted the bail plea of Asmat Adamjee, the mother of Zahir Jaffer, who is a key suspect in the Noor Mukadam murder case.
However, the apex court rejected the bail plea of the prime suspect’s father, Zakir Jaffer.
The Supreme Court ordered Asmat Adamjee to submit bail bonds worth Rs1mn.
The apex court said the prime suspect’s mother was not at the scene of the crime when it took place.
A three-member bench of the apex court, comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin, was hearing the bail pleas of Zahir’s parents, Zakir Jafer and Asmat Adamjee on Monday.
“The Supreme Court of Pakistan will not interfere in the interim order of the Islamabad High Court,” said the Supreme Court.
Senior lawyer Khawaja Haris, representing Jaffer’s parents, urged the court to reject Islamabad High Court’s directives to wrap up the trial in two months.
The Supreme Court rejected Haris’ appeal. It added that the suspects in the Noor Mukadam murder case must be given a fair and transparent trial.
The counsel representing the parents of prime suspect Zahir Jaffer in Noor Mukadam murder case, contended before the Supreme Court that his clients have only been accused of trying to cover up the murder
