Tayyaba torture case: IHC rejects parents’ pardoning of accused judge, wife

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday rejected a compromise deed submitted by child maid Tayyaba’s parents, in which the latter had exonerated the employers of their 10-year-old daughter of allegedly torturing her repeatedly while she worked as a maid at their residence in Islamabad.

Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Raja Khurram Ali Khan and his wife Maheen Zafar have been facing an inquiry for their alleged involvement in keeping Tayyaba in wrongful confinement, burning her hand over a missing broom, beating her with a ladle, detaining her in a storeroom, and threatening her with ‘dire consequences’.

The accused will be indicted after the proceedings in the next hearing, which is scheduled for May 19, the court said.

Separately, the court also approved Zafar’s request for exemption from the upcoming hearings, allowing her to choose a party to speak on her behalf if she so wishes and also submit an affidavit making her case.

Source: Dawn