Prime suspect in Zainab murder case arrested, police sources say
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Samaa tv too posted this news
https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2018/01/zainab-murder-imran-ali-no-bank-accounts-says-fia/
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shahid mashood has been played by the same man he claims to be his source,,, close to be so called minister...........he named in supreme court..............the hit man got his target....crediability of shahid is gone down the drain.......every journalist gets a story in his life
which either make s him to hall of fame
or wells of shame...........
Ab shahid masood ka kya ho ga?
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As usual this cheap man didn't let go any chance to get cheap publicity.
I saw his show today or yesterday itnay josh say bol raha tha jaisay rocket laga ho neechay and abhi space may pohanch jaey ga ur kay. Mujhay tau show dekh kay poora yaqeen agaya tha uski baat may.
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There is no two ways about it. Dr.Shahid should apologise for his mistake as openly and vehemently as he made his claims about Imran Ali's accounts.
Geo/ Jang is suddenly the greatest voice of ethical journalism, lol.
Keep things in perspective guys, this is the same Geo/ Jang group who claimed that JIT has exonerated Nawaz Sharif just a day before JIT report came out totally opposite. Don't forget the long list of shameful feathers in so called Geo/ jang group investigative journalism wing - Ansar Abbasi blunders and cheap shots of Ahmed noorani against Supreme court judges and Panama case, literally and shamelessly acting as mouth piece of Nawaz spreading all sorts of false news about JIT and Panama Bench proceedings.
The problem is in the sensational way Dr.Shahid made his revelation - hang me if I'm wrong? As though he had personally fact checked and investigated his claims as bullet proof as the light of day...
I'm sure that SCP bench will take care of this matter on merit instead of the virtual public lynching being done on media.
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Zainab's murder: the state must not succumb to mob mentality
Ali Chughtai
Updated January 24, 2018
Last night, the chief minister of Punjab formally announced in a press conference that the key suspect in the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin had been arrested.
But even before the announcement was made, residents of Kasur had surrounded Zainab’s suspected rapist/murderer's house.
Given past incidents of mob violence, there's a danger that mob mentality might once again govern the handling of this case, either directly (lynching, defamation) or indirectly through coercing the state to hand in a quick verdict to soothe public anger.
Passionate public reactions, fueled by intense media coverage, can seep into the consciousness of trial participants, including the police, lawyers and the judges, effecting the state’s ability to be an impartial adjudicator.
During this time, law enforcers face intense pressure to handle the situation urgently, and in the mistaken belief that they have a duty to come to a quick result at any cost, often err on the side of premature criminal justice action.
For instance, the police can employ aggressive methods, including coercive interrogation tactics, to get answers that the public demands. Whereas, empirical evidence has unequivocally shown that coercive interrogation tactics do not lead to honest confessions.
We may proclaim that all are innocent until proven guilty, but we, through our mob mentality, tilt the state towards deciding the guilt, long before trial.
Whereas, the proper basis for determining innocence or guilt includes ensuring the accused’s attendance in court, protecting the judicial process from outside interference, weighing evidence on the basis of facts and law, and finally by protecting the sanctity of an investigation.
When nations transition from oppressive and lawless regimes to democratic ones, they face innumerable challenges. If the values of a democratic government are to take root, the state must transform the culture in which it operates.
The most important opportunity for promoting the transformation of the culture towards due process of law is in the state’s response to the public’s quest for mob justice.
The state’s response to Zainab’s murder has the potential to be a watershed moment, and may inculcate the values of due process and accountability before the society at large, as this case has a far greater hold on public imagination than most other events that have transpired in the nation’s history.
There are many reasons for the state to withstand public pressure and instead hold potentially elongated, yet fair and meticulous proceedings and trial.
First, diligently following the process of law in criminal proceedings safeguards an accused’s due process rights.
Second, it discourages perjury, misconduct, tampering and judicial decisions based on prejudice, secret bias or partiality.
Third, the history of proper and transparent high-profile trials furthers the notion that trials have a sacred value, in that they rationally soothe human reactions of outrage to injustice, unlike all other forms of retribution.
Justice for Zainab will not be found in a one-off speedy trial with mob mentality looming over every minor decision made by the state.
Rather, justice for Zainab can only be effectuated in the gradual independent reform of our criminal justice system.
How this case is investigated can set the benchmark for all future criminal proceedings. This can range from the incorporation of scientific investigative methods such as fingerprints and DNA (which has been done), to the state combating infiltration of mob mentality by not disclosing the identity of law-enforcers and adjudicators.
Abraham Lincoln once rightly noted that mob justice, while perhaps accomplishing noble ends, erodes respect for the law, which is the true guarantor of justice.
Ascertaining guilt through the justice system is a lengthy process. Cases should not be handled quickly, but handled correctly.
The state must embrace this train of thought and withstand mob mentality.
Ali Chughtai is a public interest lawyer based in Lahore.
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Zainab's murder: the state must not succumb to mob mentality
Ali Chughtai
Updated January 24, 2018
Last night, the chief minister of Punjab formally announced in a press conference that the key suspect in the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin had been arrested.
But even before the announcement was made, residents of Kasur had surrounded Zainab’s suspected rapist/murderer's house.
Given past incidents of mob violence, there's a danger that mob mentality might once again govern the handling of this case, either directly (lynching, defamation) or indirectly through coercing the state to hand in a quick verdict to soothe public anger.
Passionate public reactions, fueled by intense media coverage, can seep into the consciousness of trial participants, including the police, lawyers and the judges, effecting the state’s ability to be an impartial adjudicator.
During this time, law enforcers face intense pressure to handle the situation urgently, and in the mistaken belief that they have a duty to come to a quick result at any cost, often err on the side of premature criminal justice action.
For instance, the police can employ aggressive methods, including coercive interrogation tactics, to get answers that the public demands. Whereas, empirical evidence has unequivocally shown that coercive interrogation tactics do not lead to honest confessions.
We may proclaim that all are innocent until proven guilty, but we, through our mob mentality, tilt the state towards deciding the guilt, long before trial.
Whereas, the proper basis for determining innocence or guilt includes ensuring the accused’s attendance in court, protecting the judicial process from outside interference, weighing evidence on the basis of facts and law, and finally by protecting the sanctity of an investigation.
When nations transition from oppressive and lawless regimes to democratic ones, they face innumerable challenges. If the values of a democratic government are to take root, the state must transform the culture in which it operates.
The most important opportunity for promoting the transformation of the culture towards due process of law is in the state’s response to the public’s quest for mob justice.
The state’s response to Zainab’s murder has the potential to be a watershed moment, and may inculcate the values of due process and accountability before the society at large, as this case has a far greater hold on public imagination than most other events that have transpired in the nation’s history.
There are many reasons for the state to withstand public pressure and instead hold potentially elongated, yet fair and meticulous proceedings and trial.
First, diligently following the process of law in criminal proceedings safeguards an accused’s due process rights.
Second, it discourages perjury, misconduct, tampering and judicial decisions based on prejudice, secret bias or partiality.
Third, the history of proper and transparent high-profile trials furthers the notion that trials have a sacred value, in that they rationally soothe human reactions of outrage to injustice, unlike all other forms of retribution.
Justice for Zainab will not be found in a one-off speedy trial with mob mentality looming over every minor decision made by the state.
Rather, justice for Zainab can only be effectuated in the gradual independent reform of our criminal justice system.
How this case is investigated can set the benchmark for all future criminal proceedings. This can range from the incorporation of scientific investigative methods such as fingerprints and DNA (which has been done), to the state combating infiltration of mob mentality by not disclosing the identity of law-enforcers and adjudicators.
Abraham Lincoln once rightly noted that mob justice, while perhaps accomplishing noble ends, erodes respect for the law, which is the true guarantor of justice.
Ascertaining guilt through the justice system is a lengthy process. Cases should not be handled quickly, but handled correctly.
The state must embrace this train of thought and withstand mob mentality.
Ali Chughtai is a public interest lawyer based in Lahore.
Are you sympathetic to child rapist and murder?
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There was news that the three member scp bench will hear the case in Lahore registry on Sunday instead of Monday.
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...We may proclaim that all are innocent until proven guilty, but we, through our mob mentality, tilt the state towards deciding the guilt, long before trial.
Whereas, the proper basis for determining innocence or guilt includes ensuring the accused’s attendance in court, protecting the judicial process from outside interference, weighing evidence on the basis of facts and law, and finally by protecting the sanctity of an investigation.
When nations transition from oppressive and lawless regimes to democratic ones, they face innumerable challenges. If the values of a democratic government are to take root, the state must transform the culture in which it operates.
The most important opportunity for promoting the transformation of the culture towards due process of law is in the state’s response to the public’s quest for mob justice -
Whereas, the proper basis for determining innocence or guilt includes ensuring the accused’s attendance in court, protecting the judicial process from outside interference, weighing evidence on the basis of facts and law, and finally by protecting the sanctity of an investigation.
When nations transition from oppressive and lawless regimes to democratic ones, they face innumerable challenges. If the values of a democratic government are to take root, the state must transform the culture in which it operates.
The most important opportunity for promoting the transformation of the culture towards due process of law is in the state’s response to the public’s quest for mob justice -
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Zainab's murder: the state must not succumb to mob mentality
Ali Chughtai
Updated January 24, 2018
Last night, the chief minister of Punjab formally announced in a press conference that the key suspect in the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin had been arrested.
But even before the announcement was made, residents of Kasur had surrounded Zainab’s suspected rapist/murderer's house.
Given past incidents of mob violence, there's a danger that mob mentality might once again govern the handling of this case, either directly (lynching, defamation) or indirectly through coercing the state to hand in a quick verdict to soothe public anger.
Passionate public reactions, fueled by intense media coverage, can seep into the consciousness of trial participants, including the police, lawyers and the judges, effecting the state’s ability to be an impartial adjudicator.
During this time, law enforcers face intense pressure to handle the situation urgently, and in the mistaken belief that they have a duty to come to a quick result at any cost, often err on the side of premature criminal justice action.
For instance, the police can employ aggressive methods, including coercive interrogation tactics, to get answers that the public demands. Whereas, empirical evidence has unequivocally shown that coercive interrogation tactics do not lead to honest confessions.
We may proclaim that all are innocent until proven guilty, but we, through our mob mentality, tilt the state towards deciding the guilt, long before trial.
Whereas, the proper basis for determining innocence or guilt includes ensuring the accused’s attendance in court, protecting the judicial process from outside interference, weighing evidence on the basis of facts and law, and finally by protecting the sanctity of an investigation.
When nations transition from oppressive and lawless regimes to democratic ones, they face innumerable challenges. If the values of a democratic government are to take root, the state must transform the culture in which it operates.
The most important opportunity for promoting the transformation of the culture towards due process of law is in the state’s response to the public’s quest for mob justice.
The state’s response to Zainab’s murder has the potential to be a watershed moment, and may inculcate the values of due process and accountability before the society at large, as this case has a far greater hold on public imagination than most other events that have transpired in the nation’s history.
There are many reasons for the state to withstand public pressure and instead hold potentially elongated, yet fair and meticulous proceedings and trial.
First, diligently following the process of law in criminal proceedings safeguards an accused’s due process rights.
Second, it discourages perjury, misconduct, tampering and judicial decisions based on prejudice, secret bias or partiality.
Third, the history of proper and transparent high-profile trials furthers the notion that trials have a sacred value, in that they rationally soothe human reactions of outrage to injustice, unlike all other forms of retribution.
Justice for Zainab will not be found in a one-off speedy trial with mob mentality looming over every minor decision made by the state.
Rather, justice for Zainab can only be effectuated in the gradual independent reform of our criminal justice system.
How this case is investigated can set the benchmark for all future criminal proceedings. This can range from the incorporation of scientific investigative methods such as fingerprints and DNA (which has been done), to the state combating infiltration of mob mentality by not disclosing the identity of law-enforcers and adjudicators.
Abraham Lincoln once rightly noted that mob justice, while perhaps accomplishing noble ends, erodes respect for the law, which is the true guarantor of justice.
Ascertaining guilt through the justice system is a lengthy process. Cases should not be handled quickly, but handled correctly.
The state must embrace this train of thought and withstand mob mentality.
Ali Chughtai is a public interest lawyer based in Lahore.
Lmfao. This is an implication it hasn't already happened. The senate is even considering making exceptions and allowing public executions. All the parties have fallen to their knees with their heads bowed to extremists and the jazbaat train.
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