PM personally monitoring Noor Muqaddam case, says aide

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was personally looking into police investigations regarding Noor Muqaddam’s murder which has angered the nation, a government official said.

“The prime minister had directed the IGP not to give any concession to anyone involved in this murder of Muqaddam, daughter of former Pakistani ambassador.  The court has been requested to take up the case on priority,” said Dr Shahbaz Gill, special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication, on Friday after visiting the victim’s family.

Dr Gill noted if police had received the information in time, perhaps, the life of Noor could have been saved.

He said such cases should properly be handled till to the logical conclusion so that the culprits could be brought to justice timely.

He assured the former ambassador that the government and nation was standing by him at this crucial juncture.

He said Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari was personally in touch with the police in the case.

He said the best police officers were supervising the investigation process and the case was purely being handled on merit.

Dr Gill, during his visit to slain Noor Muqaddam, expressed deep grief and sorrow over her death and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss with fortitude.

He said former Ambassador Shoukat Ali, father of the victim, had done a lot for Pakistan and everyone was saddened by the tragic incident of Noor Muqaddam.