By Eman Alam
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the appeals of three accused against life imprisonment sentence in the murder case of British citizen Barrister Fahad Malik, until after the winter court vacations.
The court accepted the request of the victim’s family’s lawyer Khawaja Haris to be given time to prepare the case and submit the power of attorney.
IHC’s Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan heard the appeals against the life imprisonment sentence awarded by the trial court to the accused Raja Arshad, Raja Hashim and Noman Khokhar in the murder case of Barrister Fahad Malik.
The victim’s mother and brother Jawad Sohrab Malik appeared in the court. Khawaja Haris told the court that the plaintiff in the case, Malik Tariq, has passed away and the mother of the deceased Barrister Fahad Malik had appointed him as a lawyer a few days ago, he should be given some time to prepare the case and submit the power of attorney.
The court accepted the plea and adjourned the hearing till after the winter vacations.
Barrister Fahad Malik was murdered on August 15, 2016, on the service road of Sector F-10-3 within the limits of Shalimar police station. One of the accused, Raja Arshad, was arrested in August 2016 while trying to flee abroad after the incident. The court completed the trial in October 2022 and sentenced the three accused to life imprisonment after being found guilty in the light of the available evidence and forensic report.
