IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Babar Sattar dismissed the appeal against conviction of Samiullah. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday upheld capital punishment of a convict who killed his pregnant wife and was seeking acquittal on the ground of being a psychopath.
IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Babar Sattar dismissed the appeal against conviction of Samiullah.
District and sessions judge convicted Sami under section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and awarded him death sentence for murdering his wife Bushra Bibi.
Mohammad Zakria, brother of the deceased, nominated Sami in the FIR for Bushra’s murder with Shahzad Town Police on September 09, 2017. The convict absconded but was apprehended later on.