The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, praised the Noor Muqadam case as an example of what almost every Pakistani citizen wished for from the country’s judicial system.

He tweeted that the police and prosecution had done their duties, and that the court had reached a decision in four months. “This is the justice that the Pakistani people desire,” he continued.

The minister expressed the hope that institutions involved in the administration of justice would meet public expectations and ensure that the rule of law was upheld in both text and spirit.