By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing till October 5, on appeal challenging the conviction of Zahir Jaffar and others in Noor Mukadam murder case.
A division bench headed by Justice Aamer Farooq heard the appeals of the accused against their sentences.
The court inquired that whether the main accused had hired any lawyer otherwise it would provide him an advocate to contest his appeal. The court was told that Zahir Jaffar had already appointed a lawyer. The court instructed the prosecution to complete paper box and adjourned the further hearing of the case. It may be mentioned here that a lower court had announced a death penalty to Zahir Jaffar and imprisonment sentences to the co-accused in Noor Mukadam murder case.
Two Federal govt officers transferred
ISLAMABAD: Two officers of the federal bureaucracy were reshuffled on Wednesday. According to a notification issued by the Establishment Division, the services of grade-17 ASP Talal Ahmad Shah of Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) has been transferred from Sindh to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government.
Also, the transfer of Dera Ismail Khan Deputy Commissioner Nasrullah Khan, a grade-18 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), has been cancelled. Earlier, he had been removed from his post and ordered to report to the Establishment Division. –Agencies
