PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED 4 COUNTS OF DEATH PENALTY IN QUADRUPLE MURDER CASE

May 1, 2021:

A man convicted of killing four people in Rawalpindi Airport area has been handed four counts of death penalty, two life terms, 25 years imprisonment and Rs3.4 million in fines and compensation to victim families, The Nation reported on 28 April 2021.
Additional and Sessions Judge (ASJ) Muhammad Afzal Majoka issued its ruling in the case of Ghulam Abbas, who was convicted of killing Hira, Sabahat, Faiza and Ali Haider Zohaib and injuring Areej over marriage dispute in limits of Police Station Airport in September 2020.
Airport police officials registered separate murder cases against the accused on complaints of Navid Iqbal and Adeeb Ali and held the killer with weapons he used in the heinous crime. 
Meanwhile, City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younas has lauded the verdict of court and also appreciated the efforts of investigation wing of Rawalpindi police and its head SSP Muhammad Faisal Kamran. “Handing down murder convict the death penalty is essential because this is the justice,” he said adding that police are committed to wipe out crime from the city.