ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday suspended the prison sentence of Rizwan, who had already served 10 years behind bars, and issued his release orders. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa, while hearing Rizwan’s plea, said that there were evident contradictions in the statements of the eyewitnesses in the case. Reacting aggressively to the lawyer’s statement, the chief justice said, “Can your statement prove the police to be dishonest? “The courts in Punjab either award the death penalty if the suspects are proven guilty or award them a life sentence if they are not proven guilty,” the top judge said. The court then accepted Rizwan’s plea and issued his release orders.

Source: Pakistan Today February 28, 2019 15:00 UTC