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  • Shot fired at Khadija’s house, days after her attacker was set free

    A bullet was fired at Lawyer Khadija Siddiqi’s house on Saturday night at 7pm, Khadija has tweeted that the bullet was fired through her car.

    “Today around 7pm a bullet was fired through my car’s bonnet which was parked inside the house. I was alone in the house,” she wrote in a tweet.

    “I consider this a clear threat to me and my family,” while tagging Prime Minister Imran Khan in her tweet.

    Read more– Khadija Siddiqi case: Punjab Govt says early release for good behaviour, blood donation

    Khadija also shared a picture of her car.

    It is pertinent to mention here that Shah Hussain, who stabbed Khadija 23 times in 2016 was released on “technical remissions”, on July 17, 2021.

    After the release of Hussain, Khadija while speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ stated that she wrote to CCPO Lahore asking for security because her life is in danger. She said that her attacker, Shah Hussain, will be out of jail. The police did not respond to her request.

  • ‘When will women of this country get justice?’: Sajal Aly schools authorities on Shah Hussain’s early release

    ‘When will women of this country get justice?’: Sajal Aly schools authorities on Shah Hussain’s early release

    Sajal Aly has spoken up on the Khadija Siddiqui’s stabbing case, as the Chup Raho actress took to her Instagram story to condemn the early release of her culprit Shah Hussain.

    The O Rangreza diva believes that the authorities are needed to be reminded that the culprit’s crime was heinous and an early release doesn’t endorse the idea of a fair verdict.

    Earlier this week, she used her social media influence to raise awareness on increasing crimes against women and its problematic impact on the society. The Yeh Dil Mera actress took to her Instagram stories to express her disappointment on the ongoing crises, primarily the Noor Mukadam case.

    Read More: ‘No woman is safe in this country’: Sajal Aly posts heartfelt messages after Noor Mukadam’s case

    On the work front, the Aangan star will be seen next in the feature film Khel Khel Mein opposite Bilal Abbas Khan.

  • Fact Check: Khadija Siddiqui’s attacker released without completing five year jail term

    Claim: Barrister Khadija Siddiqui’s attacker released after completing 5 years jail term

    Fact: Khadija Siddiqui’s attacker was released without completing his jail term

    The convict in Khadija Siddiqui stabbing case, Shah Hussain, was released from the Jail on 17 July, ARY News reported. As per the details he was released after completing his five years in jail term, which according to leading lawyers is not true.

    Karachi based lawyer Jibran Nasir while talking exclusively to The Current said that government needs to explain how and why Shah Hussain has been released without completing his five years sentence.

    Explaining the case, Nasir said: “He [Shah Hussain] served 1.5 months in jail during trial and was then released on post arrest bail. Between conviction from trial court and acquittal from High Court, he served a little over 11 months in jail. Then post the Supreme Court decision overturning acquittal, he served 2.5 years. Total 3.5 years in jail.”

    “The only ways for a convict to come out of jail before completion of sentence is either through remission of sentence which can be done by the provincial government, federal government or the President. But that doesn’t apply here. For the offence for which Shah Hussain was convicted [stabbing Khadija Siddiqui 23 times] i.e. PPC 324 and 337, the government cannot remit the sentence without consent of the victim i.e. Khadija,” he added.

    “Second way is for a convict to be released on probation is for good behaviour, but that also doesn’t not apply to criminals convicted for Sec 324 and 337.”

    Siddiqui was stabbed more than two dozen times on a busy Lahore street while she was picking her six-year-old sister Sofia Siddiqui from school on May 3, 2016.

    A Lahore judicial magistrate had handed down seven-year rigorous imprisonment to Hussain after finding him guilty of attempted murder on July 29, 2017.

    However, a sessions court in March 2018 set aside the minor penalties of the convict and commuted the sentence to five years, out of which Shah Hussain was released after serving 3.5 years.

    VERDICT: FALSE