An anti-terrorism court extended the pre-trial detention on Tuesday of Armaghan Qureshi, the first suspect in the Mustafa Amir Murder case, until March 10.
Armaghan was produced in court as part of the current investigation into the very publicized murder.
The court granted the extension to allow a new interrogation.
In addition, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) pointed out that Armaghan, the first suspect in the Mustafa Amir Murder case, seemed to be intoxicated and did not give simple answers during the interrogation.
Cybercrime and FIA whitening teams interviewed Armaghan and Shiraz, who is also linked to the case.
The agency said that she had asked for the Armaghan laptop and other personal effects of the police on February 28, but that he has not yet received them.
The FIA added that Shiraz admitted having worked under Armaghan. However, the agency said other interrogations are led once the medical aircraft of the suspect’s electronic devices are available.
Previously, Shiraz alleged that he had been forced by the police to admit the crime.
During a hearing before Karachi’s judicial magistrate on Monday, Shiraz told court that the police had promised him a lighter sentence if he agreed to confess.
Shiraz clarified that he was not the accused but an eyewitness of the crime, declaring: “I saw Armaghan brutally assassinate Mustafa Amir, but I was helpless at the time.”
He also denied any involvement in murder.
Following his refusal, the court rejected the request of the head of the investigation to register the denominational declaration of Shiraz.
