Murderer of journalist Anwar Jan Khetran gets life term
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 21 July 2022
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Adam Khan has been convicted for the murder of journalist Anwar Jan Khetran and sentenced to life in prison. The incident occurred on July 23, 2020.Summary
QUETTA—A court in Balochistan’s Barkhan district convicted the murderer of journalist Anwar Jan Khetran (pictured) to life imprisonment Wednesday.
According to local media reports, the Additional Sessions Judge, Tasawur Naveed, while announcing the judgment, also imposed a fine of Rs.200,000.
Senior journalist Anwar Jan Khetran was killed in a firing incident on July 23, 2020, in the Nahar Kot area of Barkhan district. The attackers had fled from the spot. However, law enforcement agencies apprehended the accused identified as Adam Khan.
Adam Khan and Nadar Khan were nominated in the First Information Report (FIR) for the murder.
Nadar Khan is still at large.
Photo credit: quettavoice.com
Key Points
- Adam Khan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Anwar Jan Khetran.
- Additional Sessions Judge Tasawur Naveed presided over the case.
- Khetran was killed in a firing incident in Barkhan district.
- A fine of Rs.200,000 was also imposed on the convict.
- Co-accused Nadar Khan remains at large.
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