ZAINUB CASE: SHAHID MASOOD SUMMONED BY SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN, INFORMS COURT SUSPECT HAS 37 FOREIGN ACCOUNTS

The splendid courtroom on Thursday summoned TV Anchor Shahid Masood to provide clarity on revelations he made all through an overdue night display regarding the suspect in the rape and homicide case of six-years-old #Zainab Amin and other kids in #Kasur, Pakistan.

Shahid Masood, in his show, had alleged that Zainab's suspected rapist and murderer turned into a member of a pornography gang which additionally consists of a Punjab minister.

Masood and Punjab additional advocate general Asma Hamid have been both found in court throughout Thursday's hearing.

Leader Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar advised the anchorperson to write down the names of the provincial minister and any other excessive-up he had mentioned for the duration of his display. Masood complied and passed over the names written on a piece of paper to the CJP.

A 3-judge bench, headed by the CJP, watched photos of Masood's tv show in court and suggested the Punjab Inspector of Police Arif Nawaz Khan and a Joint Research Team (JIT) to probe the evidence furnished by using the anchorperson.

Hamid advised the courtroom that Punjab leader Minister Shahbaz Sharif had formed a six-member group after the display was aired.

Masood alleged earlier than the judges that the suspect in custody for the murder of Zainab and different children isn't always "mentally challenged or simpleminded", however as a substitute a "member of a worldwide ring". He has 37 overseas foreign money financial institution debts, and the backing of the united states' most essential personality and a minister, the anchorperson advised the court.

The Kasur incident has come underneath dialogue all over the international, and the CJP, army leader, top minister and different top officials ought to ensure the matter is investigated, Masood said.

The anchorperson raised concerns over the security of the suspect, announcing he feared the possibility that he would be killed in police custody. He asked that the suspect is saved in the custody of an intelligence business enterprise.

"the matter of the suspect's safety is very critical," the CJP stated, adding that the obligation to make certain his security in police custody is the IGP's. "The suspect's security has to be foolproof," the CJP asserted.

The court asked Masood to offer info concerning the evidence he had, to which the television character stated he had submitted the info on the suspect's 37 financial institution money owed to the court docket.

The court docket also requested him to offer the names of the critical personalities involved in the case, assuring Masood they could be stored mystery till the research is entire.

"If those accusations are wrong, it will not be right," the CJP warned.

The case turned into adjourned till Monday.

Following the hearing these days, a notification issued by the provincial home department which says two new contributors could be introduced to the present JIT probing the case in mild of revelations supplied in the courtroom. The 2 new contributors can be a senior officer of the country bank of Pakistan and a director of the Punjab Forensic science corporation (PFSA).

Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday had addressed a press convention in Lahore to officially announce the arrest of a key suspect in the Zainab rape and murder case.

The suspect, primarily based in Kasur, is accused of being a serial killer who raped and murdered 6-7 women over the course of years. Zainab's case sparked massive outrage across the country and on social media while her frame changed into recovered from a trash heap in Kasur on Jan 9, 5 days after she went missing from domestic.