"Islamabad Additional and Sessions Judge Mohammad Afzal Majoka formally indicted 22-year-old Umar Hayat with murder and stealing Yousaf's phone. According to AP news agency and Pakistani news outlets, Hayat plead not guilty to all charges against him. According to Pakistani media outlet Dawn, Hayat contended that all accusations against him were "based on falsehood." Afzal Majoka adjourned the session, with the next hearing slated for September 25."
"Hayat was detained by Islamabad police on June 3, one day after the murder of Yousaf. It came after Sana Yousaf's mother, Farzana, contacted the police and said that a man came into her home and shot at her daughter. Dawn reported that Hayat had confessed the murder to police prior to Saturday's hearing. Yousaf's social media account showcased fashion trends and highlighted the culture of her native Chitral region in Pakistan's north"
Islamabad Additional and Sessions Judge Mohammad Afzal Majoka indicted 22-year-old Umar Hayat on charges of murder and stealing Sana Yousaf's phone and adjourned the case until September 25. Hayat pleaded not guilty and reportedly said the accusations were based on falsehood. Police detained Hayat on June 3 after Yousaf, a 17-year-old first-year medical student and TikTok creator, was shot dead at her home on June 2. Authorities say Hayat confessed to traveling to Islamabad, contacting Yousaf, breaking into her home after she rejected his attempts to meet, killing her, stealing her phone and erasing their conversations. The killing sparked protests in Islamabad demanding an end to patriarchal violence, and UNFPA data shows 28% of Pakistani women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence.
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