A Pakistani court has sentenced to death the scion of a prominent industrialist family, after finding him guilty of brutally beheading his childhood friend and daughter of a former diplomat last year after she apparently denied his marriage proposal.
A Pakistan court sentenced the scion of a wealthy industrialist family to death Thursday, for raping and beheading his girlfriend in a murder that sparked an outcry over the brutalising of women in t…
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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Pakistani court here on Thursday sentenced to death the scion of a prominent industrialist family, the main accused in the high-profile murder case of Noor Mukadam, the daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat, who was killed last year after she refused to marry him. World News | Pak Court Sentences to Death Son of Prominent Industrialist for Murdering Daughter of Ex-diplomat.
A Pakistani court yesterday sentenced the scion of a wealthy industrialist family to death for raping and beheading his girlfriend in a murder that sparked an outcry over the brutalizing of women in the deeply patriarchal nation.
Pakistani-American Zahir Jaffer, 30, attacked Noor Mukadam at his Islamabad home in July last year after she refused his marriage proposal torturing her with a knuckleduster and using a “sharp-edged weapon” to behead her.
Mukadam, the 27-year-old daughter of a former ambassador, had made repeated attempts to escape the sprawling mansion, but was blocked by two staff members.
“The main accused has been awarded the