ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Monday, issued notices on the bail plea of Zakir Jaffer, father of Zahir Jaffer, the main accused in Noor Mukadam murder case.

A single bench of the IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq conducted hearing of his bail petition and issued notices to the respondents directing them to submit their reply in this matter.

Police had arrested the accused, Zahir Jaffer on July 20, while his parents were arrested on July 25, on charges of hiding their son's crime.

Zahir Jaffer's parents were arrested after their son was accused of murdering 28-year-old woman, Noor Mukadam, with a sharp object in Islamabad.

She was the daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat.

During the hearing, Zakir Jaffer's lawyer requested the court to release his client on bail till the final decision of the case. The court sought a reply from the parties to the case and deferred the hearing till the next week.

In August, Zahir's parents had separately applied for bail, saying that they had no involvement with their son's heinous crime.

However, the Islamabad district and sessions court had refused to accept the bail application of Zahir's parents.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2021