Court extends bail of MNA Jam Abdul Karim in Jokhio murder case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday extended interim bail of MNA Jam Abdul Karim until April 14 in the Nazim Jokhio murder case.

The counsel for MNA Jam Abdul Karim submitted an application in the court, seeking his client’s exemption from the hearing. “Mr Abdul Karim will appear in the court on next hearing after casting vote in the election for new prime minister,” the lawyer informed the court. During hearing, Justice Umar Sial questioned how the court could exempt him from the hearing. “Why the challan has not been submitted in the Anti-Terrorism Court,” the court questioned the lawyer. To which, the investigation officer informed the court that challan of the case was finalized and subsequently submitted to the office of the Public Prosecutor General. However, it was stopped due to objections raised by the office .

The bench extended bail of Jam Abdul Karim and other accused till April 14.

It is to be recalled that the accused MNA reached Pakistan last month after the Sindh High Court granted him protective bail against a surety bond of Rs100,000.

On November 3, last year, Nazim’s tortured body was found in PPP MPA Jam Awais’ farmhouse in Karachi’s Malir area, a day after he filmed a group of foreigners hunting the endangered houbara bustard in his Achar Salaar village in Thatta. According to Nazim Jokhio’s brother, Nazim had broadcast a live stream on social media of a hunting expedition involving foreign guests of PPP MPA Jam Awais, after which Jam Awais called Nazim to the house where he was allegedly murdered.