KARACHI, December 17: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Friday sentenced four accused to life in the murder case of former Orangi Pilot Project director and social activist Perween Rehman.
The ATC awarded Raheem Swati, Ahmed Khan, Amjad Hussain, and Ayaz Swati life imprisonment. The accused were found guilty of killing the renowned rights activist in the metropolis in 2013.
Rehman, a postgraduate diploma in housing, building and urban planning from the Institute of Housing Studies in Rotterdam, Netherlands, was killed on March 13, 2013, when four gunmen opened fire on her vehicle near Pirabad Police Station, ending her 28-year-long career for advocating for land and basic services rights for the underprivileged.
She had been an outspoken critic of the land mafias in Karachi and their political patrons.-DNA
Four sentenced to life in Parween Rehman murder case – Orangi Pilot Project Director was shot dead in Karachi in 2013
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