The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition filed by Zahir Jaffer and upheld its earlier judgment maintaining his death sentence in the high-profile Noor Mukadam murder case.
A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim heard the review petition.
Noor Mukadam, 27, was found murdered at Zahir’s residence in Islamabad in July 2021. Investigation revealed that she had been tortured before being beheaded. A trial court sentenced Zahir to death in February 2022.
Jaffer was sentenced to death by the trial court, a verdict upheld by the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which also converted his jail term for rape charges into a second death sentence. Zahir had sought a review of the top court’s May 20, 2025 verdict that upheld his death sentence in the Noor Mukadam murder case.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
