National
December 23, 2020
RAWALPINDI: On the directions of Lahore High Court (LHC), the lower courts are actively deciding murder, kidnapping for ransom and rape cases within months rather than taking five to eight years.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka Tuesday awarded death and Rs500,000 fine to a man for killing his wife on some domestic issue. Saddar Barooni police registered a case against Qaiser Mehmood for killing his wife and seriously injuring his father-in-law, Muhammad Taufiq, in March 2020. In another case, Additional District and Sessions Judge Masood Akhtar Kiyani awarded death and Rs500,000 fine to a man for killing his father-in-law on a domestic issue.