ISLAMABAD: The main alleged person, Zahir Jaffer has presented a new evidence in an attempt to prove himself innocent in the Noor Mukadam murder case in the Islamabad court on Monday.
Noor, a 27-year-old daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat, was found beheaded in Islamabad’s upscale F-7/4 neighbourhood in July last year.
Zahir Jaffer was arrested from the crime scene, his residence, on the day of the murder and has since been in custody.
The trial for the case is now in the concluding phase at Islamabad’s district court, where additional sessions judge Atta Rabbani has been conducting the hearings.
During Monday’s hearing, Zahir’s lawyer submitted the USB storage device, air ticket and a copy of the police report against him for interrupting earlier court proceedings and attacking police officials on the court premises.
In the last hearing, his counsel, Usman Gill, informed the court that Noor had organised a “drug party” at Zahir’s house and invited her friends as well. He had pleaded the court to allow him to present evidence of it.
Zahir earlier claimed he was scheduled to fly to the US on July 19, but cancelled his flight on Noor’s insistence. His lawyer has now presented a copy of his confirmed ticket in the court.
His counsel will explain all the material submitted in the court in the upcoming hearings in a bid to prove his client’s innocence.
The court will resume hearing the case on February 16.