Pakistan, May 19 -- An Islamabad sessions court on Tuesday sentenced Umar Hayat to death in the murder case of TikToker Sana Yousaf. The verdict followed more than 50 court hearings and months of witness testimonies in the high-profile murder trial. The ruling matters because the case sparked nationwide debate about women's safety and violence against social media personalities.

Additional Sessions Judge Afzal Majoka announced the reserved verdict and awarded the death penalty to the convict. The court also directed Hayat to pay Rs2 million compensation to Sana Yousaf's family. Prosecutors said the accused entered the teenager's house in Islamabad's Sector G-13 on June 2, 2025. He allegedly shot the 17-year-old social media influencer de...