Fatal Stabbing or Self-Defense? Supreme Court to Rule on Nazaha’s Fate on February 13

The Supreme Court will announce its decision on February 13 regarding Mariyam Nazaha's appeal. Nazaha is serving 25 years for the 2010 murder of her ex-husband Hassan Shahid. In 2011, the Criminal Court convicted her, imposing a life sentence and a two-month fast. She avoided the death penalty because not all heirs demanded it under Sharia law. She appealed in 2015, but the High Court upheld the verdict. In 2021, she escalated to the Supreme Court, citing domestic violence trauma. Hearings concluded on September 21, 2022. The prosecution emphasized her admission of stabbing. The verdict will determine if the sentence is upheld, reduced, or a retrial ordered.

The Supreme Court will announce its decision on February 13 regarding Mariyam Nazaha's appeal. Nazaha is serving 25 years for the 2010 murder of her ex-husband Hassan Shahid. In 2011, the Criminal Court convicted her, imposing a life sentence and a two-month fast. She avoided the death penalty because not all heirs demanded it under Sharia law. She appealed in 2015, but the High Court upheld the verdict. In 2021, she escalated to the Supreme Court, citing domestic violence trauma. Hearings concluded on September 21, 2022. The prosecution emphasized her admission of stabbing. The verdict will determine if the sentence is upheld, reduced, or a retrial ordered.

The Supreme Court will announce its decision on February 13 regarding Mariyam Nazaha's appeal. Nazaha is serving 25 years for the 2010 murder of her ex-husband Hassan Shahid. In 2011, the Criminal Court convicted her, imposing a life sentence and a two-month fast. She avoided the death penalty because not all heirs demanded it under Sharia law. She appealed in 2015, but the High Court upheld the verdict. In 2021, she escalated to the Supreme Court, citing domestic violence trauma. Hearings concluded on September 21, 2022. The prosecution emphasized her admission of stabbing. The verdict will determine if the sentence is upheld, reduced, or a retrial ordered.

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