Overview
- Additional District and Sessions Judge Nadia Akram Malik delivered the verdict on Dec. 24 in Rawalpindi.
- Saniya was sentenced to life imprisonment with a Rs400,000 fine for the husband’s killing.
- She also received two additional seven-year terms with Rs10,000 fines for destroying evidence and for conspiracy.
- Accomplice Junaid Bhatti was ordered to be hanged, must pay Rs400,000 in compensation, and received seven years with a Rs10,000 fine for illegal entry.
- Saddarabad Police registered the case on April 27, 2025, and both convicts were moved to Adiala Jail after sentencing.