Social media is enraged after the brutal murder of Noor Mukadam in Islamabad. Amid all the different stories done by various news outlets, what people want right now is that the authorities punish her murderer, Zahir Jaffer.
Noor’s friends and friends of her family have started a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to hire a strong legal team to bring Noor’s killer to justice.
“As friends of Noor and friends of her family, we cannot watch her life flicker out without getting justice. Zahir Jaffer comes from an extremely well-connected and wealthy family. He and his parents have already secured legal representation from the best lawyers in the city, and they have the resources to fight this battle endlessly,” GoFundMe campaign for Noor stated.
“We, as friends of Noor, are launching this campaign so that as her family grieves their beautiful daughter, they do not have to carry the additional burden of worrying about how they will afford the legal representation they need for bringing Noor’s killer to justice,” it added.
The money raised through this campaign will be used to fight Noor’s case. “Going by past experience, this will likely be a lengthy process, spread over multiple stages of litigation. Our total has been calculated to account for all of this, and all proceeds raised through this platform will be used to directly fight Noor’s case.”
The campaign aims to use the remaining funds (if any) for the victims of domestic violence. “In the event that any funds remain, they will be directed to aid victims of domestic violence.”
Over the last few days, the news has been inundated with the different versions and revelations in relation to the murder of Noor Mukadam.
Here’s a list of the different versions of the same story.
1.Zahir Jaffer’s confession:
Reportedly, Zahir Jaffer has confessed to the murder of Noor Mukadam. Police also gathered video evidence of Noor being tortured by Zahir.
The accused made the confession during interrogation but has not given a reason for murdering Noor. Dawn, The Express Tribune, ARY News, Dunya have reported that Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the murder of Noor, confessed to killing her before the investigators during his interrogation. Sources said the prime suspect has repeatedly changed his reasoning for committing the brutal crime.
However, Geo News and Samaa have not reported on the confession yet.
2.CCTV footage of the incident:
All news outlets have confirmed that the Islamabad police have also found video evidence of him torturing Noor on his mobile phone, as well as CCTV footage of the incident.
3.Noor seeking driver’s help:
Only two media organisations reported the story of Noor seeking help from her driver while being held as a hostage at Zahir Jaffer’s house.
Noor Mukadam asked her driver to arrange Rs700,000 and bring it to the house of Zahir Jaffer, the main accused in her murder, Noor’s driver told Geo News.
The Express Tribune reported, the victim’s family reportedly informed the investigation team that Noor had instructed her driver to bring Rs700,000 to the accused’s house. However, the investigation team said no money has been recovered yet. A senior police officer added that there was no confirmation of the money being withdrawn from the victim’s account, from her home, or from any other relatives. However, Geo news says that the driver collected three lakh rupees from his own resources, friends, and acquaintances.
No other major news outlet has run this story.
4.Crime Scene:
All major news outlets reported that a guard at the house of Zahir Jaffer saw Noor Mukadam trying to escape as she jumped off the balcony. When she jumped off the balcony, she landed on the Air Conditioner Unit ( Condenser). Zahir too jumped off from the balcony and grabbed her. The guard tried to help her but Zahir grabbed her by her hair and took her back into her room and locked the door.
BBC Urdu reported that Noor jumped out of the ‘Roshandan‘ [a small window].
BBC Urdu, Dawn, and The Express Tribune added that Noor hid in the guard’s room after finding the gate locked, adding that later the accused broke into the room and dragged her back into the house.
Geo News did not report Noor hiding in the guard’s room.
5.Presence of friends:
Editor of The Nation Salman Masood, mentioned that Zahir brutally killed Noor and chopped off her head from the body while the Therapy Works team and a group of mutual friends tried to enter his room.
Dawn reported that the SSP Rehman further said her [Noor’s] friends reached the house of the accused, but he refused to let them enter, adding that he remained on the balcony, brandishing weapons and hurling abuses at them. One of the friends informed the girl’s father while another friend called the police.
However, as per Geo News, a neighbour had gone to the Kohsar Police station to inform them and not a friend. By the time the police reached, the team of Therapy Works had tied up Zahir.
6. When did Noor go to Zahir’s house:
Editor of The Nation Salman Masood and Geo News reported that Noor was detained for two days at Zahir’s house.
Other media outlets have not reported the duration of stay.
7. Reason for murder:
The reason for murder has yet not been confirmed.
However, Geo News reported that Zahir called his parents before the murder and told them that Noor has refused to marry him.
Meanwhile, ARY News reported that allegedly Zahir in his statement said that he killed Noor for cheating on him
Recent update on #JusticeForNoor case:
The parents of Zahir Zakir Jaffer — a key suspect in Noor Mukadam’s murder — on Tuesday moved a bail petition in a district and sessions court in Islamabad against their detention. Admitting the petition, the court issued a notice to the police and set July 30 as the date for the hearing.
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Her posts are in the light of the Noor Mukadam case.
ARY News has reported that Zahir Jaffer has confessed to the murder of Noor Mukadam. Police have also gathered video evidence, reportedly of Noor being tortured by him. Zahir confessed to the police but has kept changing the reasons for murdering her.
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Noor Mukadam left her house at 9:15pm on Sunday (July 18) and reached Zahir’s house at 10pm. Noor called her driver Khalil the next morning (Monday, July 19) at 9.50am and asked him to arrange Rs700,000 and bring it to Zahir Jaffer’s house, reports Geo News.
As per Geo News, the driver told Noor that he could not arrange such a large sum of money. Noor told him that it was important that he brings it and asked him to take it from a friend or arrange it from his acquaintances. However, Khalil said that he could only arrange Rs300,000.
“When I called Noor, she said she can’t come out and that I hand over the money to the cook,” her driver told Geo. He then handed the money over to the cook.
As per Express Tribune, a senior police officer said that there was no confirmation of the money being withdrawn from the victim’s account, from her home, or from any other relatives.
The driver also revealed to Geo News that when Noor called him for the first time, she told to inform her parents that she was going to Lahore.
When Khalil went inside the house to inform Noor’s parents, her mother was already talking about the same thing with her husband. Noor’s father was asking why she was going to Lahore when it was Eid the next day, the driver said.
He added that after hearing the conversation between Noor’s parents, he realised they already knew what Noor had asked him to tell them and so he left without saying anything.
According to the investigating sources, Noor was in touch with her mother. Noor also spoke to her mother over the phone the day she was murdered.
When Geo News contacted the police about the driver’s statement and asked about a possible kidnapping and ransom, they replied that the case is under investigation.
Reporter Ayaz Akbar Yousafzai while speaking with Geo Pakistan , a program on GEO News has revealed that Zahir Jaffer asked his friends if would he go to jail if he kills his parents, days before he allegedly killed Noor Mukadam.
Yousafzai, while talking about the case, said that that police has not gotten forensic evidence results yet, adding that the cause of Noor’s murder, whether it was the torture, stabbing, or beheading will be determined after forensic lab reports.
He added that Zahir had already planned the murder and he even asked his friends if he could get away with murdering someone, considering he was an American citizen. The reporter also stated that Zahir asked his friend if he would face any legal consequences if he murders his parents.
Yousafzai further added that mutual friends of Zahir and Noor came to Zahir’s place to inquire about the whereabouts of Noor. They left after Zahir told them that Noor was not with him.
Talking about the negligence of the guard who saw Noor jumping from the balcony and could have helped her, Yousafzai said that the guard should have called the police instead of Zahir’s parents.
Last night, ARY News reported that Zahir Jaffer has confessed to the murder of Noor Mukadam. Police have also gathered video evidence, reportedly of Noor being tortured by Zahir.
ARY sources have said that Zahir confessed to the police but has not given a reason for murdering her.
Zahir Jaffer’s phone has now been recovered by the police and has been sent for forensic testing.
Dawn has reported that the United States (US) embassy staff met Zahir Jaffer on Monday while Zahir was in police custody.
According to the report, a request was made by the embassy to the police for a meeting with the accused as he was a dual national of the US and Pakistan.
The officers told Dawn, under the condition of anonymity, that the matter was discussed with the senior officials, and permission was granted to the embassy staff for the meeting.
The meeting took place in two phases. During the first phase of the meeting, the embassy staff met the accused in the presence of senior police officers. Later, another round of discussions was held in the police officers’ absence.
“I cannot comment on the case due to privacy concerns,” the US embassy spokesperson, Heather Eaton, said when contacted by Dawn to seek details of the meeting.
She also refused to reveal any information when asked if the embassy was following the case or was in contact with any authority.
It was reported last night that Zahir Jaffer has confessed to the murder of Noor Mukadam. Police have also gathered video evidence, reportedly of Noor being tortured by Zahir.
The accused made the confession during interrogation but has not given a reason for murdering Noor.
ARY News has reported that Zahir Jaffer has confessed to the murder of Noor Mukadam. Police have also gathered video evidence, reportedly of Noor being tortured by Zahir.
ARY sources have said that Zahir confessed to the police but has kept changing the reasons for murdering her.
Reportedly, Noor managed to run away from Zahir after jumping from the balcony and hide inside the security guards room. Zahir chased after her and found her in the room and dragged her out. The guards were present but no one stopped Zahir from taking Noor back to the room where he proceeded to murder and behead her.
“There were more people present who had witnessed Noor Mukadam being dragged by him. Zahir Jaffer had tortured Noor consistently for three hours,” ARY sources have stated to the network.
Zahir Jaffer was taken back into police custody after a court gave them an extension on the physical remand.
Islamabad police had arrested Zahir’s parents and two security guards for assistance in crime, hiding evidence, tampering with evidence in order to save the accused, and complicity, officials said.
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Noor Mukadam, 27, was stabbed to death and then beheaded according to her post mortem report.
Jameela took to her Instagram stories to express her feelings on the horrific tragedy that Noor went through.
Jameela has linked a story on Noor published in The Daily Beast to make people aware on what happened in Noor’s case.
The alleged killer Zahir Jaffer is now in police custody and is being charged with murder. His parents are also in custody for trying to hide evidence and aiding and abetting.
Ishq Tamasha fame actress Aiman Khan took to Instagram to comment under a media organization’s post featuring Zahir Jaffer. The Pyaray Afzal diva wished for the culprit to rot in hell for what he did to Noor Mukadim.
Noor Mukadam, 27, was stabbed to death and then beheaded according to her post mortem report. Jameela has linked a story on Noor published in The Daily Beast to make people aware on what happened in Noor’s case.
The alleged killer Zahir Jaffer is now in police custody and is being charged with murder. His parents are also in custody for trying to hide evidence and aiding and abetting.
Therapy works has denied allegations that Zahir Jaffer, the alleged killer of Noor Mukadam, was seeing clients at the Therapy Works office. Samaa News has reported that a woman has came forward with details contradicting their claims.
She shared screenshots with Samaa Digital that in 2019, she had taken someone to Therapy Works to receive therapy from Zahir Jaffer. She also shared a screenshot of conversation she had with Zahir to book an appointment.
According to a statement released by Therapy Works, “Zahir Jaffer was enrolled as a student in UK Level 3 from September 2015 to September 2016. After this he joined UK Level 4 from October 2016 to June 2018. He did not complete his coursework and International Essays, and accordingly was never given permission to see clients,” said the statement. But the woman’s screenshot and claim shows otherwise.
TherapyWorks statement on their official Instagram handle
As per Samaa, “Therapy Works had posted on its Instagram a picture of its UK Level 5 candidates and the group included Zahir Jaffer. They have deleted the picture now, but social media users took a screenshot of it.”
While Therapy Works has responded to the allegation that Zahir was a practicing therapist, The Current reached out to them asking for a response to the allegations that they were involved in the incident. We are still waiting for a response.
