A Pakistani high court has suspended the one-year sentence given to a judge and his wife for torturing a 10-year-old girl child working as a domestic help, a case that had attracted widespread attention in the country. The convicts were given seven days to appeal against the verdict.Khurram and Maheen challenged the sentences before a two-judge division bench, the report said. The bench subsequently suspended the sentences and adjourned the case until the second week of May. The case of the young domestic worker at the home of Khan and his wife Maheen, first came to light after photos of the tortured child began circulating on social media, it said. Khan reached a compromise with the girl's parents on Jan 2, 2017, and a day later the child was handed over to her parents.

Source: dna April 23, 2018 18:12 UTC