Saman Abbas's father in Italy after Pakistan extradition

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 1 - Shabbar Abbas, a Pakistani man who is accused of murdering his 18-year-old daughter Saman in Novellara near Reggio Emilia in 2021 with other family members after she refused an arranged marriage, is in Italy after being extradited from Pakistan on Thursday.
    An Air Force flight bringing Abbas to Italy from Islamabad landed at Rome's Ciampino overnight.
    He was taken to a jail in the northern region of Emilia Romagna.
    The Pakistani interior minister on Tuesday granted the extradition of Abbas after an Islamabad district court judge upheld request for his extradition to Italy in July.
    The Italian authorities had requested that Abbas be extradited on charges of killing Saman on the night between April 30 and May 1, 2021, near the northern town of Novellara together with four relatives including his wife, Nazia Shaheen, the only suspect who is still at large.
    Premier Giorgia Meloni said the extradition was a "step forward so that justice can run its course".
    Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stressed that "Pakistan's decision is also the fruit of great diplomatic work". (ANSA).