Overview
- Accused Umar Hayat was produced in the Islamabad court, initially without his lawyer present, prompting a pause in proceedings until noon.
- Mother Farzana Yousaf testified a man entered the family home around 5 p.m., shot Sana twice, and fled with a pistol and her phone, and she said Sana died before reaching the hospital.
- Farzana Yousaf and aunt Bibi Latifan said they identified Hayat during a June 13, 2025 identification parade that included nine dummy suspects.
- Defence counsel Chaudhry Rizwan Ilahi told the court he received video-call and message threats pressuring him to withdraw, which he said escalated after he approached the High Court.
- The court noted lawyers’ online remarks, directed the complainant’s counsel to stop posting case-related videos, summoned cybercrime officials over the reported threats, and adjourned the case to January 27.