ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Attorney General of Pakistan and provincial prosecutor generals, seeking legal opinions regarding out-of-court compromise in murder cases.
Chief Justice of Pakistan and other honorable judges of the apex court made remarks about the pardon in Shahzeb murder case, in which heirs of the victim pardoned the convicts 'Fi Sabeelallah' (In the name of Allah).
He said that it was incumbent upon the courts not to trust such compromises. He said that Shahzeb’s family pardoned the convicts under Diyat and Qisas law, adding that prima-facie the case was over but actually the case was still alive.
