Murder of Shahzeb Khan
On 25 December 2012, university student
Shahzeb Khan was murdered in a targeted
revenge killing in
Karachi, Pakistan. The initial lack of action from police in apprehending Shahzeb Khan's killers sparked countrywide outrage and protests against the abuse of power by the wealthy in Pakistan. On 7 June 2013, Shahrukh Jatoi, son of feudal Sikandar
Jatoi and Siraj Talpur, from the
Talpur clan, were sentenced to death for this crime, while Sajjad Solangi and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari were sentenced to life imprisonment for aiding the two killers. However, in September 2013 Shahzeb's parents,
DSP Aurangzeb Khan and Ambreen Aurangzeb, decided to file an affidavit with the court pardoning all four accused and requesting their release, the
Sindh High Court released the culprits on 23 December 2017. On 1 February 2018 the
Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered both the case to be reopened before the SHC and the accused persons to be retaken into custody.
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