PESHAWAR: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Peshawar, has reserved a verdict in Mashal Khan lynching case which it will reveal on the 16th of March. The current case pertains to the four suspects that were absconding from court during the first trial. Case proceedings started on June 21, 2018 once the absconding suspects surrendered themselves to the ATC. On February 7, 2018 ATC Haripur awarded a death sentence to the primary perpetrator Imran- who had confessed to shooting Mashal before a judicial magistrate. Imran was handed a death sentence under Section 302(b) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), and another death sentence along with a fine of Rs100, 000 under Section 7(1) (a) of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Source: Pakistan Today March 12, 2019 15:06 UTC