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SC calls acid attack an offence worse than murder, urges National Rehabilitation Fund
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has described acid attacks as an offence “worse than murder,” while upholding the life sentence of a man convicted of throwing acid on a woman in Faisalabad.
- In a detailed judgment authored by Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, the apex court dismissed the appeal of convicted Abdul Manan and maintained his life imprisonment awarded by the Anti-Terrorism Court, Faisalabad.
- The court also directed the convict to pay Rs1 million as compensation to the victim, Iqra Perveen.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has described acid attacks as an offence “worse than murder,” while upholding the life sentence of a man convicted of throwing acid on a woman in Faisalabad.
In a detailed judgment authored by Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, the apex court dismissed the appeal of convicted Abdul Manan and maintained his life imprisonment awarded by the Anti-Terrorism Court, Faisalabad. The Lahore High Court had earlier upheld the conviction and sentence.
The court also directed the convict to pay Rs1 million as compensation to the victim, Iqra Perveen.
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