Wali Babar murder case: ATC grants 14-days physical remand of main culprit
Wali Babar murder case: ATC grants 14-days physical remand of the main culprit
KARACHI (Dunya News) - The main culprit accused of murdering journalist Wali Babar in Karachi was produced in the Anti-Terrorism Court today. The court granted 14-day physical remand of the accused in two separate cases.
According to details, Zeeshan, the main accused in the Wali’s murder, was sentenced to death by the anti-terrorism court in Shikarpur after he was declared wanted.
Yesterday, Karachi police managed to arrest Zeeshan after almost 9 years. Babar, aged 28, was shot dead in the Liaquatabad neighborhood of Karachi while driving home from office in the limits of the Super Market police station on January 13, 2011.
Addressing a press conference, Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon said Zeeshan alias Shaani is directly responsible for the murder of the journalist as he had opened fire on the newsman.
“Wali Babar was killed because he was considered close to the Awami National Party (ANP) and would report anti-Altaf Hussain stories,” he added.
According to the confession of Zeeshan, the police chief said MQM-London South Africa chapter was involved in the murder of slain journalist and all five eyewitness of the murder.
