IHC adjourns hearing on Mumtaz Qadri's appeal for one week

IHC adjourns hearing on Mumtaz Qadri's appeal for one week
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Summary One week time has been allotted to the government lawyer to prepare the case.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Islamabad High Court (IHC) adjourned the hearing of death-row Mumtaz Qadri s appeal plea for one week today (Tuesday), Dunya News reported.

As per details, Justice Noor-ul-Haq Qureshi and Justice Shaukat Siddiqui heard the appeal plea registered by Mumtaz Qadri against his death penalty.

The court has deferred the hearing by allotting one week time to the government lawyer for the preparation of the case.

Earlier, Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) had given two times death penalty to Mumtaz Qadri for murdering former governor Salman Taseer however, the court later suspended the execution and summoned a hearing after the time span of 3 years and 3 months.

Moreover, IHC ordered the local administration to beef up the security arrangements whereas the presence of any irrelevant person was strictly forbidden.