Therapy Works issues statement against “false allegations” following the murder of Noor Mukadam – Pakistan

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Therapy Works, a counseling and psychotherapy service, issued a statement on Tuesday against the “unfounded and false allegations” it said were made against him following the gruesome murder of Noor Mukadam in Islamabad.

Therapy Works came under public scrutiny as the murder investigation unfolded and the prime suspect, Zahir Zakir Jaffer, was revealed to be associated with it. It has not yet been established by investigators as to whether he was authorized to work as a therapist by the service.

Chief Superintendent of Police Investigation (SSP) Attaur Rehman earlier told Dawn that Therapy Works staff reached Zahir Jaffer’s house and after entering it found Noor’s decapitated body on the first floor of the house.

They overpowered the accused and tied him up before police arrived, Rehman said.

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The capital administration also sealed the Therapy Works office in Islamabad.

“We are being subjected to baseless vitriol, and unfounded and false claims are being made against us in the media,” Therapy Works said in a statement shared on its Facebook page. He said the allegations caused “extreme distress” to his students, patients and staff.

He said no Therapy Works staff had been detained or arrested in connection with the investigation.

“Our international diplomas / accreditations have already been submitted to the relevant authorities and are available to our students for reading,” he added.

Noor’s murder statement had “shaken the whole nation to their hearts”, and expressed support for the victim’s family.

“We will spare no effort to facilitate the investigation of this heinous crime so that the culprits are punished according to the law,” he said, adding, however, that Therapy Works considered it “inappropriate” to comment on any aspect of it. ‘case until the investigation was completed.

“We have been advised that any disclosure of facts prior to the conclusion of the investigation would only prejudice the case. We will issue a detailed statement as soon as the situation permits,” he said.

The service further said it had collected all “defamatory accusations made in the media against us” and pledged to take legal action against those who it said had falsely defamed it.

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza Shafqaat earlier told Dawn that Therapy Works was investigated in connection with Noor’s murder following reports of Zahir’s affiliation with this company.

We asked them under what law they gave the certificate to psychos after their treatment to conduct therapy and what is written in it, he said.

Therapy Works administration had been given two days to provide documents and certificates, including their affiliation and registration, according to Shafqaat.

Gruesome murder

According to the FIR of the case filed on July 19, the complainant, Noor’s father, Shaukat Ali Mukaddam, and his wife had gone shopping separately.

He said when they returned home, their daughter was not there, adding that his wife had tried to contact her on her cell phone but it was turned off.

Later Noor called each other and told them that she was going to Lahore with her friends and that she would be back in a day or two and that they shouldn’t worry, Mukadam told FIR.

On July 20, he received an afternoon call from the accused who told him Noor was not with him, the FIR said, adding that around 10 p.m. he was informed by the police. de Kohsar that his daughter had been murdered and asked him to come to the police station.

“The police took him to the house where he found his daughter’s decapitated body,” FIR added.

According to Noor’s friends, the suspect came from a large business family and was a chief brand strategist at the company. He has also worked as a therapist with Therapy Works and has led counseling sessions and lectured in major school systems, they added.

One of the victim’s friends said that Noor and Zahir had known each other from childhood and lived in the same circle.

Noor practiced her religion and had a good heart, but due to religious issues that emerged between them, they broke up about two years ago, the friend said.

After that, they only met at rallies and events, she said, adding that after the breakup, the suspect began sending abusive and threatening messages to her friends.

Revenge is the motive for the murder, friends of the victim said, which was also confirmed by SSP Investigation Rehman.

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