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US embassy officials meet Noor’s killer in jail

US Embassy officials in Islamabad were allowed to visit jail to meet the killer of Noor Muqaddam under consular access

By Our Correspondent
April 05, 2024
Police escort Zahir Jaffer, the convicted murderer of Noor Mukadam,a 27-year-old woman, to a court. — AFP/File
Police escort Zahir Jaffer, the convicted murderer of Noor Mukadam,a 27-year-old woman, to a court. — AFP/File

RAWALPINDI: A US delegation visited the Adiala jail on Thursday to meet Zahir Jaffer, the killer of Noor Muqaddam, who is awaiting death sentence.

The US Embassy officials in Islamabad were allowed to visit the jail to meet the killer of Noor Muqaddam under consular access.

A three-member US team held a meeting and listened to Jaffer’s version on the killing of Noor Muqaddam, the jail sources said, adding the US representatives put questions about the incident. The meeting was held in the office of jail’s deputy superintendent. It should be mentioned here that Zahir Jaffer, a US nationality holder, was sentenced to death for the murder of Noor Muqaddam, the daughter of a former diplomat, by the court.