ISLAMABAD, Jan. 27 -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices in an appeal challenging the acquittal of Samina Shah, mother of convicted murderer Shahnawaz Amir, in the high-profile Sara Inam murder case. The bench, comprising Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas, also sought responses from the parties on a related application seeking cancellation of the acquittal.

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During the hearing, Raja Rizwan Abbasi, representing the petitioner, urged the court to decide the appeal against Samina Shah's acquittal first, noting that she had been present at the house during the murder.

Justice Minhas inquired about her specific role in the...