A Pakistani man with an affinity for firearms allegedly confessed to the fatal shooting of a British law school graduate earlier this month, a report said.
Zahir Jadoon, 26, a wealthy socialite from Lahore, is accused of attacking Mayra Zulfiqar, 25, after she spurned his marriage proposal, the Sun reported, citing police.
Mayra Zulfiqar, who recently moved to Pakistan following law school, was found with bullet wounds to the neck and shoulder inside her apartment on May 3. Facebook
Zahir Jadoon, 26, a wealthy socialite from Lamore, is accused of attacking Mayra Zulfiqar, 25, after she spurned his marriage proposal. FacebookZulfiqar, who recently moved to Pakistan following law school, was found with bullet wounds to the neck and shoulder inside her apartment on May 3, the report said.
Social media posts from Zahir Jadoon show him posing with a pistol and a long gun. Facebook“The main suspect has confessed to his crime,” Police Superintendent Shoaib Khurram Janbaz told the Sun.
“The case is now solved and we move on to ensure punishment for the culprit,” Janbaz said.
Muhammad Zulfiqar, the father of Mayra Zulfiqar, speaks to the press on May 20, 2021. AP Photo/K.M. ChaudarySpeaking with the Sun, police sources identified the main suspect as Jadoon.
Another man, Saad Butt, 28, was identified as a suspect and had turned himself in to police, the report said.
Social media posts from Jadoon show him posing with a pistol and a long gun.
Zulfiqar similarly had an influential social media presence, frequently posting photos and selfies to her nearly 12,000 followers, the report said.
Mayra Zulfiqar also had an influential social media presence, frequently posting photos and selfies to her nearly 12,000 followers. Facebook