{"id":575986,"date":"2026-11-05T05:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T00:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=575986"},"modified":"2026-11-05T05:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T00:32:00","slug":"appeal-by-the-accused-against-his-conviction-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/appeal-by-the-accused-against-his-conviction-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeal by the accused against his conviction rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bahrain drug smuggling case<br \/>\nKARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has rejected appeal plea against the conviction of the accused Hayat Sharif in Bahrain drug smuggling case. Upholding sentence of 7 years imprisonment and Rs 30000 fine the court maintained the accused was arrested from Jinnah International airport on March 12, 2024 before departure to Bahrain. 460 grams heroine was recovered from pipes of his trolley bag. The counsel for the accused took the plea the color of the recovered bag was different from the bag which was seen in CCTV Footage. Private witness has not been included in the case and chemical examiner too has not been presented in the court. A two members bench presided over by Justice Omar Sial maintained in its decision the difference in the color of bag can come due to light in CCTV footage and technical reasons of camera while the defence did not file application for summoning chemical examiner. The court maintained the prosecution met legal requirements and there is no reason for interfering in the matter of trial court. ONLINE<br \/>\nThe special court had awarded sentence to the accused on January 20, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bahrain drug smuggling case KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has rejected appeal plea against the conviction of the accused Hayat Sharif in Bahrain drug smuggling case. Upholding sentence of 7 years imprisonment and Rs 30000 fine the court maintained the accused was arrested from Jinnah International airport on March 12, 2024 before departure to Bahrain. 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