ISLAMABAD: A sessions court had awarded life sentences to three suspects in the murder case of Barrister Fahad Malik.

The court handed life terms to suspects Raja Arshad, Raja Hashim and Noman Khokhar, who were nominated in August 2016 murder case.  The trial was concluded after six years last week when the court reserved its verdict.

Fahad Malik, a nephew of former Chairman Senate and PTI leader Mohammed Mian Soomro, was gunned down in Sector F-10 of Islamabad on 15 August 2016

District and Sessions Judge Ata Rabbani reserved the verdict after the completion of arguments. Advocate Akram Qureshi and Zain Qureshi represented the plaintiff and the murder victim.

The case of British national Fahad Malik’s murder moved from an anti-terrorism court, high court, Supreme Court and finally reached the sessions court. All three accused were present in the court when the verdict was announced.

Barrister Fahad Malik was murdered in Shalimar police station jurisdiction on August 15, 2016, in densely populated area of Islamabad by Noman Khokhar, Raja Arshad and Raja Hashim.

Malik was leaving the Shalimar police station while acting for a client when his car was halted and he was shot multiple times. Three people were nominated on suspicion of murder

A few days, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) apprehended Arshad near the Torkham border as he attempted to flee to Afghanistan.

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