Karachi (HRNW) An anti-terrorism court in Karachi has sentenced five people to varied jails terms over the murder of Perween Rahman, the director of Orangi Pilot Project who was gunned down in 2013.
Four of the accused were sentenced to over 50 years in jail.
The verdict comes eight years after Raman was shot dead on March 13, 2013. She was the director of the Orangi Pilot Project, an NGO based in Karachi.
Five men, including Abdul Raheem Swati, Ayaz Shamzai, Amjad Khan, Ahmed Ali, and Imran Swati, were charged with the murder.
On October 15, the court reserved its verdict in the case after wrapping up arguments from both the prosecution and the defense.
On Friday, the court issued the final verdict.
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