Khadija Siddiqui case: SC dismisses LHC's acquittal of Shah Hussain.

Shah Hussain, who stabbed law student Khadija Siddiqui 23 times in Lahore in May 2016, was arrested on Wednesday after the Supreme Court overturned the Lahore High Court (LHC) order regarding his acquittal.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Asif Saeed Khosa heard Khadija's appeal against the LHC's (LHC) acquittal of her attacker and classmate Shah Hussain.

While declaring LHC's acquittal of Shah Hussain as null and void, the top court ordered Shah Hussain's arrest and upheld a decision of a sessions court to sentence him to five years in prison.

As the hearing went under way, CJP Khosa was informed that suspect Shah Hussain was present in court. Justice Khosa remarked, 'We want to see whether the LHC's conclusion was in accordance with the evidence.'

Khadija's lawyer then told the bench, 'The LHC did not see the complete evidence present in the case. Khadija's sister also appeared as a witness."

The lawyer of the law student continued, 'Shah Hussain was Khadija's classmate and stabbed her 23 times. He even attacked her twice on her neck. According to doctors, Khadija was bleeding when she was brought to the hospital.'

Justice Khosa observed, 'Khadija knew the suspect but he was named five days after the incident took place.'

At this, Khadija's lawyer said that she was not in her senses at the time of the attack. 'She had even termed the doctors as strangers,' the lawyer said.

'Shah Hussain planned and only attacked Khadija,' the lawyer continued.

Stating that Khadija's sister also 'delayed naming the suspect', the chief justice said, 'They both were law students, now we should practice law.'

'The most important question is why did Shah Hussain want to kill Khadija? Was this question put on record?' Justice Khosa asked.

'The suspect had a lot of chances to kill. Why did he decide to kill in a crowded area and was this point brought on record?' the chief justice further questioned.

'Stabbings can be a result of provocations, if the boy was interested in the girl then why did he want to kill her?' he added.

Khadija's lawyer responded, 'It is on record that they both were very close to each other. Seven months before the attempted killing, they both ended the relationship.'

'Shah Hussain kept insisting and Khadija kept rejecting. This is a case of insistence and rejection,' the lawyer upheld. 'Khadija gained conscience five days after the attack and immediately named Shah Hussain as the suspect.'

The chief justice...