Qandeel murder case: Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Mufti Abdul Qavi

F.P. Report

MULTAN: A local court on Thursday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Mufti Abdul Qavi in the Qandeel Baloch murder case.

Judicial magistrate Mohammad Pervez issued the non-bailable warrants after investigation officer Noor Akbar requested the court to do so on the grounds that the cleric is not cooperating with the police.

However, when approached by media, Qavi said he is always present in his seminary and is available for any cooperation. He added that he has obtained interim bail and therefore cannot be arrested.

A couple of weeks after her video clip and pictures with Mufti Abdul Qavi emerged on social media showcasing the two had met in private, social media star Qandeel Baloch was allegedly strangled to death by her brother in July 2016.

Earlier Multan City Police Officer Chaudhry Muhammad Saleem dismissed sub-inspector Noor Akber of Muzzafarabad Police Station in Multan on failure to submit a charge-sheet of the case in court.

The court had repeatedly ordered Akber to submit a charge-sheet so that the case could proceed further.