A local court in Islamabad on Saturday issued arrest warrants for political analyst Ayaz Amir and his wife, parents of Shah Nawaz Amir, who is accused of murdering his wife.

Accepting the petition filed by local police, the district and sessions court also issued arrest warrants of senior analyst Ayaz Amir and his wife, the mother of Shah Nawaz Amir. The investigation officer told the court that they want to question the parents in the investigation of the murder of their daughter-in-law.

Sara was found dead on Friday in a farmhouse belonging to her husband in the outskirts of Islamabad. She had allegedly been bludgeoned to death with a dumbell. Her husband, Shah Nawaz, is the prime suspect in the case.

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The police officer told the court that the accused called to Pakistan his wife, Sara, who had been living in Canada, and then murdered her.

The accused’s lawyer argued that the murder is limited to accusations only.

Sara’s murder rocked Islamabad on Friday morning, as news of the crime spread across social media and news networks.

It has been reported that after murdering her, the accused dumped her body in a bathtub.

Ayaz Amir expressed his grief and shock over the murder of his daughter-in-law. Talking to media, he said that he was speechless, adding that the murder was heart-wrenching.

When asked by a reporter if he often visited the house or talked to the occupants, Ayaz Amir said he did not.