Noor was murdered by someone else at a drug party: Zahir Jaffer

Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the Noor Mukdam murder case, has retracted his confessional statement. Zahir said that Noor called her friends at his house for a drug party, and she was murdered by someone else, maybe someone present at the drug party, and not him.

“Hours later, when I regained consciousness, I found myself tied up in the lounge,” Zahir’s statement added, which he gave before an Islamabad court. “She [Noor] came to my house with a large number of drugs and asked me to throw a drug party, but I refused,” claimed Jaffer. He further added that he was “rescued” by the police.

Zahir said that Noor’s father is an influential man, and he has fabricated charges against him with the help of the police.

Earlier this month, a local court in Islamabad, requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) grant additional time to complete the trial. The murder trial began in October 2021.

Noor Mukadam was brutally murdered at a residence in Islamabad’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on July 20. Her death sparked national outrage, including protests and candlelight vigils across the country. The Islamabad police arrested main suspect Zahir on the night of July 20 from his house.