SARGODHA: A court has sentenced five convicts to life imprisonment and awarded them additional prison terms in a murder case. According to a police spokesperson, the court convicted Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Anwar, Liaqat Ali, Muhammad Sohail and Muhammad Manzoor in case No. 556/24, registered under relevant sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including Sections 302, 324, 337-A(i), 337-F(i), 148, 149 and 109. The court awarded each convict life imprisonment and a fine of Rs500,000 for murder. The accused were also sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs50,000 each for attempted murder. They were further awarded five years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs150,000 each under other relevant provisions relating to injuries and associated offences. The convicts had murdered a man identified as Muhammad Alam and injured several other people, the spokesperson said.
Friday, October 16, 2026