SC to hear Mashal murder case in open court

SC to hear Mashal murder case in open court
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Summary Prime accused Wajahat also declared university administration responsible for the attack

ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) will hear Mashal Khan murder case in open court. The prime accused in the case, Wajahat, also said that the university administration was involved in the tragedy, reported Dunya News.

SC has issued notices to Advocate General, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IG and the university registrar to appear on Wednesday. An inquiry report has been submitted in the court in this regard.

Mardan DIG has revealed before the senate committee that the university administration had had an old score to settle with Mashal Khan.

On the other hand, KP Ig has said in his report submitted in SC that no evidence of blasphemy was found against Mashal Khan. Meanwhile, Wajahat, the prime accused, also told that university administration was involved in creating the situation.

The report says that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been asked for help in order to determine the authenticity of social media accounts made in Mashal’s name.

Alam Shinwari told the senate committee that the administration had filed an FIA against Mashal Khan in November 2016 and it was also involved in his murder, along with other people from outside of the university.

The committee has directed to remove the video of the horrible incident from the social media. National Assembly also adopted a resolution condemning the murder. The resolution demanded strict action from the federal and provincial governments against the murderers.