Pakistan, June 24 -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld two life imprisonment sentences awarded to a man convicted of murdering his parents in a case that shocked the country due to its brutality and motive.

In a detailed judgment authored by Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, the apex court dismissed the appeal filed by Taimoor Sattar and ruled that the two life sentences would run consecutively. The court described the killing of parents inside their own home as one of the gravest crimes, stating that such acts undermine the moral and social foundations of society.

According to court findings, Taimoor Sattar killed both his father and mother with a hammer after they refused to transfer property into his name. The prosecution maintained ...