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Lahore, May 25
The prime suspect in the murder case of a 25-year-old British-Pakistani girl has been arrested by Lahore police, officials said.
The victim, identified as Mahira Zulfiqar, was found dead in her rented house in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Lahore on May 3.
Police had registered a murder case against two suspects, Zahir Jadoon and Saad Ameer Butt, on complaint of victim’s uncle Muhammad Nazeer.
“The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Punjab Police has arrested Zahir Jadoon, a prime suspect in the murder of Mahira. In police custody, he has confessed to killing her,” a senior police officer told PTI on Tuesday.