ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to challenge the acquittal of Shahrukh Jatoi and others, granted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the cold-blooded murder case of Shahzeb Khan.
A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan, and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, had heard the case and acquitted Shahrukh Jatoi and others on Tuesday.
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The Attorney-General’s position was duly accepted in the judgment of the Supreme Court, reported as PLD 2018 SC 351.
Subsequently, convictions of the accused were upheld in appeal by the Sindh High Court, which followed convictions duly handed down after close consideration of the evidence at trial by the Learned Judge, Anti-Terrorism Court No. III, Karachi.
The statement said that be that as it may, in the event that the Apex Court has arrived at an outcome outside of its own previous pronouncements relating to antiterrorism offences, the Attorney-General’s assistance must regardless be sought as to the acceptance of compromise, the scope of fisad-fil-arz, and the particular circumstances of the instant case – in a which a review of judgement would be eminent.
For all the aforementioned reasons, the statement said, the Office of the Attorney-General would be filing a review petition against the judgment of the Supreme Court in Shahrukh Jatoi v. The State thr. A.G. Sindh pending issuance of detailed reasons, in the interest of justice.
