Zainab case: Nawaz congratulates CM Shehbaz, police after 'murderer' held

Zainab case: Nawaz congratulates CM Shehbaz, police after 'murderer' held
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Summary Maryam Nawaz conveyed Nawaz Sharif's message in a Twitter post.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Former premier Nawaz Sharif has congratulated Punjab chief minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Police on Tuesday over arrest of suspect Imran in seven-year-old Zainab murder case.

Maryam Nawaz conveyed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz Sharif’s message for the chief minister in a Twitter post after the latter addressed a press conference in Lahore.

Punjab CM announced arrest of the suspect and confirmed that DNA sample of Imran was matched to the sample collected off late Zainab’s body.

Addressing to a joint press conference with late Zainab s father and Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah, he lauded the role of forensic department for carrying out more than 1,100 DNA tests to trace the alleged culprit.

He said: "I promised Zainab’s father that we will find the culprit. And today, after 14 days, we have arrested the culprit. "

"Scientific and human intelligence worked together to get hold of the culprit," Punjab CM added.

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