{
  "id": 6541556,
  "title": "Court awards two life terms to double murder convict in Chitral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/court-awards-two-life-terms-to-double-murder-convict-in-chitral",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T04:08:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2028690/court-awards-two-life-terms-to-double-murder-convict-in-chitral"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a landmark verdict, a Chitral court has sentenced a prime accused to two life terms for a 22-year-old double murder and armed robbery case. The court, presided over by district and sessions judge Shahnaz Hameed Khattak, handed down the sentence to Shahzaib, a resident of Sakwar in Gilgit district. The additional prison term and fine come as part of his conviction for dacoity under Section 396 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The FIR, filed on October 16, 2002, at Mastuj police station in Upper Chitral, alleged that Shahzaib and his accomplices brutally murdered Azmat Khuda and Sikandar Shah, both residents of Chew Dok locality, in 2000. Despite his attempts to avoid justice for two decades, Shahzaib was apprehended on April 22, 2024, and brought to trial. The court ordered him to pay Rs2 million in compensation to the legal heirs of the victims and a fine of Rs20,000 for the dacoity charge.",
  "summary": "CHITRAL: In what is being hailed as a landmark judgment in the judicial history of the region, the court of district and sessions judge Lower Chitral, Shahnaz Hameed Khattak, announced verdict in a 22-year-old murder and armed robbery case, sentencing the prime accused to consecutive life terms. The convict, Shahzaib, a resident of Sakwar in Gilgit district, was sentenced to two life terms, along…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}