Pak Tycoon’s Son Gets Death For Rape And Murder

Islamabad, Feb 24: Zahir Jaffer tortured and beheaded Noor Mukadam in July 2021 sparking outrage in Pakistan. A court in Islamabad on Thursday sentenced to death the tycoon son who raped and murdered Noor Mukadam, media reports said. Mukadam, 27, the daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat, was held captive, tortured and beheaded by Jaffer, who is from a well-known industrialist family.

The 30-year-old Pakistani-American citizen, is said to have attacked Mukadam after she refused his marriage proposal. Jaffer’s household employees — a guard and a gardener — were also both sentenced to 10 years for abetting the murder. The court heard they had blocked the victim’s attempts to leave the mansion.

However, Jaffer’s parents, who had faced charges in connection with covering up the killing, were acquitted by the court. After a lengthy trial that began in October, Judge Ata Rabbani on sentenced Jaffer to be hanged, the Guardian reported Shaukat Ali Mukadam, Noor’s father, said the verdict was a “victory for justice” and thanked the media for keeping the matter alive.

“Today, an exemplary punishment has been given to the main accused. Today, my daughter’s soul will be content to some extent. We are happy as far as the principal accused is concerned,” he told reporters outside the courtroom. The murder, and the efforts to protect the wealthy killer, had caused outrage in Pakistan. Jaffer, who can appeal against the verdict, was thrown out of the court several times during his trial for his behaviour, and his lawyers frequently carried him to proceedings in a wheelchair or stretcher to show he was not “mentally sound”, the report in the Guardian said. Many celebrities, including Mahira Khan who was seen opposite Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in “Raees” hailed the verdict.