Overview
- A two-judge bench led by Justice Aamer Farooq with Justice Rozi Khan asked all parties to assist on the jurisdiction question at the next hearing on December 17.
- Judges ordered an updated investigation report that details legal progress to date and sets out proposals for further steps, with discussion planned after the winter recess.
- Government representatives said Pakistan has finalized mutual legal assistance with Kenya, enabling an SJIT visit to the crime scene after coordinating permissions.
- Officials reported 47 SJIT meetings and 74 witness statements, plus an FIR naming three absconding suspects—Khurram, Waqar, and Saleh—with Interpol red-warrant action underway.
- The Additional Attorney General said access to the JIT report would follow submission of the final challan and noted the probe must account for Pakistan’s diplomatic ties with Kenya.