A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday handed down the death penalty to Shahnawaz Amir in Sara Inam murder case, VOS News reported.
Sarah, a Canadian national, was allegedly murdered by Shahnawaz, her husband and son of renowned journalist Ayaz Amir, in Islamabad a year ago.
Sessions Judge Nasir Javaid Rana announced the verdict which was reserved last week on December 9. The court also imposed a penalty of Rs1 million in Sarah Inam’s murder case.
The Islamabad court acquitted Shahnawaz’s mother, Samina Shah, who was co-accused in the case.
