Overview
- The Supreme Court, which ruled on Monday, June 8, 2026, dismissed the appeal of Abdul Manan, upheld his life imprisonment for the 2019 attack on Iqra Perveen, and ordered the convict to pay Rs1,000,000 in compensation to the victim.
- The three-judge bench rejected the defence claim of juvenility and said that young age cannot be used to lessen punishment for premeditated acid attacks.
- The judgment directs an immediate ban on open retail sales of acid and mandates creation of a centralized biometric and digital system to record and approve all lawful acid purchases.
- The court instructed all high courts to ensure trials in acid-attack cases are completed within four months and to personally monitor cases, and it sent the judgment to federal and provincial law and justice offices for action and reporting.
- The apex court recommended a National Acid Survivors’ Rehabilitation Fund to pay for reconstructive surgery, lifelong mental-health care, disability certification, job and education quotas, and monthly stipends, while noting these measures will need new rules, budgets or legislation to be implemented.