Gilgit man gets two life terms for 2002 Shandur double murder
The sentencing, reported by Pamir Times, came more than two decades after the killings in the mountainous Shandur area of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pamir Times reported on 23 September 2026 that a resident of Gilgit has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for a double murder committed in Shandur in 2002.
The outlet carried the development in a headline and standfirst, but its full report was not retrievable at the time of filing. The available text did not name the person sentenced, the court that delivered the verdict, or the victims. It also did not state when the sentencing took place.
Two life terms indicate that the accused was convicted on two counts of murder in connection with the 2002 killings. The case dates back more than two decades.
Pamir Times, a regional digital news outlet that reports on Gilgit-Baltistan, filed the item at 07:44 UTC. Skardu Times has reached out to district courts in Gilgit-Baltistan for confirmation and further details.
A life sentence in Pakistan generally means imprisonment for a fixed term of 25 years under the country's criminal law, but courts can impose multiple life terms to run consecutively or concurrently depending on the case. The report did not specify how the two sentences would be served, nor whether the convict had been in custody since 2002.
Shandur is a mountainous area in the northern part of the country. The 2002 double murder case has taken more than 20 years to reach sentencing, according to the limited details published by Pamir Times.
No official statement was immediately available from the Gilgit-Baltistan police or courts.
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