Family pardons Shahzeb's murderers after Rs350mn deal: sources

KARACHI: An out-of-the-court settlement worth Rs350 million was struck in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before Shahzeb Khan’s family pardoned his murderers, Geo News learnt.

Sources privy to the matters informed Geo News that Shahzeb’s family members had also been issued residency visas for Australia and were expected to depart for the country soon.

Earlier, Shahzeb Khan heirs dropped the murder charges against Shahrukh Jatoi and three other defendants.

An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) had sentenced the prime suspects namely Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur to death, while two other accomplices were awarded life terms.

Shahzeb's father DSP Aurangzeb Khan, mother, and two sisters submitted separate affidavits in the SHC on July 17 formally pardoning the killers in the name of Allah.