Shahzeb Khan murder: 3 including Siraj Talpur remanded for 10 days

KARACHI: An Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi has given ten days remand of three accused including Siraj Talpur in the Shahzeb Khan murder case Monday, Geo News reported.

According to Geo News’ correspondent, the three accused in the case were brought to the court amid strict security where police had requested for 14 days judicial remand. However, the court dismissed the request and granted ten days remand only.

Police sprang into action on Friday after the Supreme Court’s directives and arrested Siraj Talpur, one of the key accused in the murder, along with his two mates including Sajjad Talpur and Ghulam Mustafa Lashari from the interior area of Moro.

Meanwhile, another main accused Shahrukh Jatoi reportedly departed for UAE on December 27.


A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is hearing the Shahzeb Khan’s murder case and has given January 10 deadline to arrest Shahrukh Jatoi.

The chief justice had taken suo moto notice of the brutal murder on 20-year-old Shahzeb Khan, based on press clippings carrying the story regarding his killing. Shahzeb Khan was gunned down in Karachi on December 25th, while police failed to make any progress due to immense political pressure.

The killing mobilised hundreds of the people against unquestioned authority that people with political connection enjoy in the country and gathered outside Karachi Press Club carrying banners and requesting the honourable chief justice of Pakistan for taking suo moto action in the matter for arrest of the accused.

The incident has received international attention with activists protesting outside Pakistan High Commission in London on Thursday demanding justice for Shahzeb.