A single-judge bench, led by Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kasi, has granted bail to Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai after hearing arguments from both sides. He was released after submitting surety bonds of Rs500,000.
Earlier, police had arrested Sardar Satakzai on the accusation that, as a tribal chief, he had endorsed the killing of a man and a woman through a jirga (tribal council). Following the jirga’s decision, the woman’s brother opened fire on his 40-year-old sister, Bano Bibi, in front of a large crowd. At the same time, the man, Ehsanullah, was also killed at the same location.
The incident gained public attention after a video of the shooting went viral on social media, more than a month after the killings. Police launched an investigation and arrested several individuals, including Sardar Sherbaz Khan Satakzai. So far, police have arrested 17 people in connection with the case, including Bano Bibi’s mother and another brother. Her mother was later released on bail. However, the main suspect, who shot and killed his own sister, has not yet been apprehended.
