The Pakistani interior minister on
Tuesday granted the extradition of Shabbar Abbas, who is accused
of murdering his 18-year-old daughter Saman in Novellara near
Reggio Emilia in April 2021 with other family members after she
refused an arranged marriage with another man in Pakistan.
A Pakistani Interior Ministry official confirmed that Shabbar
Abbas will be "taken to Italy on a chartered plane".
In an attempt to block the extradition, Abbas' lawyer has filed
an appeal to the High Court, and the hearing is scheduled for
later Tuesday.
Last month an Islamabad district court judge on
Tuesday upheld a request for the extradition to Italy of Shabbar
Abbas.
The Italian authorities have 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.
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