The Lahore anti-terrorism court (ATC) to announce verdict in Zainab murder case today.
On Wednesday, the ATC in a nine-hour long hearing recorded the statement of the primary suspect and statements of witnesses.
The defence and prosecution concluded their arguments earlier this week. The entire case was heard inside Kot Lakhpat Jail.
A total of 56 witnesses including Zainab’s uncle and brother recorded their statements against Imran.
The prosecutor maintained that the forensic report and polygraph test proved that Imran murdered Zainab.
In the last hearing, Imran’s private counsel informed the judge that after Imran Ali’s confession, his conscience did not permit him to represent a hardened criminal.
Imran had confessed to the crime on the first day of the trial after his indictment.
Seven-year-old Zainab was kidnapped from near her aunt’s house in Kasur on January 4 and was found dead in a garbage heap five days later.
On January 23, police arrested Imran and his DNA also matched samples taken from seven other minor girls who were abused and murdered earlier in Kasur.
