Daughter of Diplomat Found Beheaded In Nepo Baby’s Mansion

Dr. Tahir is a therapist that normally. doesn't do house calls. But when you get. a call from a wealthy business tycoon. that holds a ton of influence and power. in the area, you're going to go. He. didn't even just go alone, okay? Dr. Tahir brought five of his other. employees from his clinic. The call was. for the rich business tycoon's son who. was holed up in the mansion and going. through something. It was very vague. The business tycoon was on vacation. He. didn't give the therapist much to go off.

of. So when the team, the squad really, of. therapists, they get to the home, they. find out that the son is unwilling to. let them in. So they wait outside for like 30 minutes. before the dad calls back and is like, "You know what? I've got a ladder in the. shed. Just break into the house." I'm. not sure what they were expecting. Maybe. they were expecting the patient to be on. the ground refusing to leave the house. Maybe they're having a panic attack. I I. really don't know. Maybe they're having. a psychotic episode.

That's not what they got. When all six of them entered the home, the son ran up to them knife in hand and. jammed it up the chin of one of the. employees. The knife went through the. therapist's chin, jaw, mouth, and. pierced his tongue so upwards. He pulled the knife out, blood squirted. everywhere, and the other therapists. they're like, "Okay, now we're going to. fight for our lives to make sure that. this patient is subdued." They're. grabbing blankets, tying him up. It's.

taking forever to just get this man. under control. He's got a gun. He's got. a knife. He's got all these other. weapons. Finally, when they get him on the ground. tied up, that's when they saw. the body of a young woman, a diplomat's daughter, tortured and murdered. Her body was laying in a pool of blood. and her head was found detached 3 ft. away from her body. The patient would. later state, "What?

She wanted to be sacrificed.". As always, full show notes available at. rottenmangoepodcast.com. This case does take place in Pakistan, and we had multiple Urdu-speaking.

researchers help assist in gathering of. the facts. There's a few points in the. story where it's more speculative than. factual because there were no. eyewitnesses present during. these key moments. So, I'm going to try. and present all the possible scenarios, and you can make up your mind on which. you believe occurred. The Jaffer family. in Pakistan could be on their own. episode of Succession, really. Mr. Jaffer was an influential, wealthy. business tycoon. His company specialized. in massive construction projects, and.

it's said that he had big military. contracts, which anyone who's doing. contracts with the military, automatically, I'm like, these people. are. richer than beyond belief. He lived in. this modern, guard-gated house with his. wife and his two sons. They even had a. whole staff to manage the home. Housekeepers, gardeners, kitchen staff, security staff. I really have no idea how deep their. money runs. I can't find a net worth. anywhere, but they do kind of give off.

that new money vibes. And I don't mean. that in like a harsh, weird, derogatory. way, but in the sense that, you know, they love to throw a good high society. party. So, during the weekdays, the. family would focus on business. Everyone. kind of did their own thing. Mr. Jaffer. was always on business trips, doing big. deals. Meanwhile, his two sons, they're. living completely opposite lives. Okay, so on the weekends, they would throw. these lavish dinner parties. Staff would. be carrying in these giant vases of.

fresh flowers. The kitchen would be busy. with teams of chefs crafting out the. most elaborate seasonal recipes. And one. by one, these rich families would just. trail into the mansion. Some of them are old money families. Some of them are new money. Respectable, influential families. And oftentimes. they would bring their kids with them to. introduce, to mingle amongst each other. while the parents, I don't know, talk. business. So these kids, they are true. socialites. Most of them had gone abroad.

for schooling, whether it be in the US. or Europe. They were all well-traveled, well-spoken, and very well-funded. And. I'm sure, naturally, it becomes this unspoken. competition amongst the parents. Whose kid just got accepted into that. prestigious university abroad? Oh, whose kid just snowboarded with a. celebrity in Switzerland? Whose kid is. the most well-read? The Jaffers had two sons, but you would. really only hear them talking about one.

Zahir. Crown jewel of the family. Even. though he was the firstborn into the. family of business tycoons, he wanted to. study psychology. That's what intrigued. him. He wanted to help people. So he. gets his certification to be a counselor. at a high-profile mental health. organization called Therapy Works. He. gave lectures and conducted counseling. sessions for students in Pakistan. He. held these mental health awareness. sessions in well-known schools. I. believe he even tried his hand at. one-on-one counseling.

But he still made time to work with his. family. Whenever they needed him, he was the. chief brand strategist at his dad's. company at one point. He was born in the US, grew up in. Pakistan. Before he started studying. abroad, he was fluent in English and in. Urdu. And he was the golden son, the. golden child. So, whenever the Jaffers. boasted about their child's. accomplishments, it was this son. The other one was kind of like the black. sheep of the family. They tucked him. away, closed the door, and he was the. family secret. They never talked about.

him in public. It's like he didn't even. exist. They honestly couldn't even comprehend. how he was part of their picture-perfect. family. He was admitted into a psych ward in his. late teens, early 20s, diagnosed with. schizophrenia. Which yes, is a very serious, life-altering diagnosis, but it's. something that can be treated. I mean, we've seen so many people time and time. again get treated for something like. this and live very healthy, productive. lives. But when he was sent to therapy, nothing was working. And it wasn't even.

his mental health that was the problem. It was because he was addicted to. So, of course, nothing the therapist. could do could really make a dent on his. progress if he was addicted to. It was reported that he would allegedly. have and do psychoses while studying. abroad. At one point, he was even. deported out of the United Kingdom for. assaulting his own mother and. potentially being involved in harassment. and SA cases in the UK. Wow.

So, yeah. The Jaffers never really talked about. him. They only talked about perfect Zahir, who's now in his mid to late 20s. So, he's like 27-ish. And he should start thinking about. settling down. That's what they're. thinking. You know, the parents started. using these high society gatherings. almost as a way to see if there was. anyone that they could pair with their. heir. Noor was one of the most respected, quote, kids at these dinner parties.

She is the daughter of a former Pakistan. diplomat. Her father was not just a very. well-known, but also a very. well-respected person in the political. realm, which is, you know, pretty. difficult to accomplish. And like all. the socialite kids that would be invited. to these parties, Noor was also very. well-traveled. She lived most of her. childhood in Ireland. She had an Irish. accent. She went to school all over the. world, even in South Korea. She was. actually admitted into Ewha University, which is one of the most prestigious. colleges in South Korea.

She studied in the US, just to name a. few. She had attended just I mean, she. loved studying. It's kind of weird, but. she just It's not that she loved the act. of studying. It's not even like that she. loved grades. She was very interesting. in the sense that she liked to acquire. knowledge. She was genuinely passionate. about learning new things. On top of that, she's a human rights. activist, always attending local. marches, rallies, very vocal for the. causes that she believed in. So, if we're talking about on-paper. stats, Noor is as perfect as it gets.

Educated, religious, activist, conventionally beautiful, kind-hearted, family-oriented, studious, the daughter. of a diplomat. You know? And she could even bake on top. of that. So, it would make sense that Zahir would. feel like, "Oh, you know what? I think. Noor would be a great match for me.". Zahir's parents seem to agree. This. would be the perfect wife for their. heir. They meet at one of these dinner. parties, and it's pretty unclear when. exactly they started dating or even. getting to know each other, but sources.

state that Zahir struck up a friendship. with Noor first. They become friendly, and they. officially become a couple in 2018. They have that typical YA novel love. story. Yeah. Zahir was like this rich, shy, kind of reserved person, but people said. that Noor would bring out his. spontaneous and fun side. They're like, "Wow, Zahir actually cracks jokes. This. is my first time hearing it. It's so. interesting." Noor was also someone that. didn't really care for money. I mean,

she understood the value of hard work. behind money. She wasn't one of those. people that is like, "Oh, money doesn't. buy happiness." No, she understood, but. she just wasn't the type to spend a ton. of money on material goods. And everyone could see why Zaheer was. obsessed with Noor. She was She was a. little different. I don't want to say. different because it makes it sound like. she's a pick me and she's not a pick me. She's actually a girl's girl. She had a. girl gang, that's what they called it. I. mean, her best friends All of her. friends were girls and she would do. anything for them.

But she was just very interesting. Um. the way that everyone describes her is. very passionate about everything. Like. it's hard to keep up with her. You know, there's a few topics that I know a lot. about or I think I like to talk about, right? Noor loved talking about. everything. I mean, she would come up to. you bubbling with excitement to talk. about the history of different. countries' flags and the meaning behind. each color of countries that aren't even. on the same continent and then turn.

around and just excitedly talk to you. about how she discovered the perfect. oven temperature for soft yet crunchy. macarons. And you're like, "Okay, this. is a very multifaceted person." She had. a lot of niche interests, which I think. is incredibly charismatic. And Noor. would do this thing and it was kind of a. running joke between everyone. She would. go to the store every single week and. buy these Nando's Peri Bites. They're. like snacks. I imagine they're like. chips. They've got a little kick to. them. A little like tiny bit spicy. She.

would get so excited, sit down, pop open. the bag, take a bite, and excitedly say, "Oh my gosh, too spicy." But then her. hand would be right back in the bag. grabbing another one. And this would. happen every single week, every time she. went to the store. And all of her. friends were like, "Just stop eating the. snack." But she loved it and everyone. loved watching her eat the snack because. it's the same reaction every single. time. And so, yeah, Zaheer is completely, utterly infatuated with her during the. initial stages of their relationship.

I'm pretty sure it was mutual. Noor fell. pretty hard for Zahir as well. And it's. speculated that the Jaffers were really. happy about the two dating. Noor was. really a good catch for Zahir. They just hoped that she would never. meet their other son. Zahir did a pretty good job keeping that. that side of him away from dinner. parties. But how long could he really hide it? Zahir Jaffer. was the only son.

and heir to the Jaffer family fortune. Hm? He doesn't have a brother. He is a complicated person. Zahir was. diagnosed with schizophrenia, and while. being treated, he earned his counseling. certifications. He went from being a. patient to a therapist at Therapy Works. I see. So, he did all of that. All of. that. He was. On the outside, he's like a perfect son. The good son, the golden child. Everyone's like, "Wow, how do we get a. son like Zahir?" Wow.

On the outside, he's reserved, polite, treated those around him with the utmost. respect, but he also occasionally. assaulted his mom. He only ever spoke highly of women in. public, but he also messaged female. acquaintances things like, "I will titty you till I slice off your. breasts and nipples." He would call. female acquaintances. "faces and bimbo hoes.".

To who? Like his childhood. acquaintances. Girls that he grew up. with. And they would lose touch for no. reason? Yes, they would lose touch, and. then, you know, they might be Facebook. messaging, and he's like, "Oh, when are. you coming to town?" And then he would. just bombard them with these crazy. messages. And obviously, these women did. not respond kindly to his messages. because why would they? He would throw. slurs at them. He would ask them if they. liked performing services on male. private parts. It was just really bad. But Noor didn't see any of this. She did.

not see this side of Zahir. until it was too late. There's actually a video of them that. has since gone viral. They're dancing. together at a friend's wedding and they. honestly look like the perfect type of. couple, like the type of couple that. people would be jealous about. The. wedding itself is lavish, it's grand, and you can tell that these these kids. that are having fun are part of. influential, wealthy, affluent families. It feels perfect. It feels like one of. those romance novels. They look like.

they're in love. Soon after, Zahir would behead Noor. Zahir had a one-way ticket to New York. City at 3:50 a.m. So, he was going to. leave. He's like, "Bye, Pakistan. I'm. going back to the US." So, while the. rest of the city slept, he would be. getting on a plane, getting ready to. start this new chapter of his life. But he's thinking, "Is that really what. I want?". It's kind of bittersweet. I'm sure a. part of him was excited and then another. part of him is like, "What about this.

life I'm leaving behind?". So, he picked up his phone and he called. the person that he wanted to see most. before leaving. July 18th of 2021, Noor was very busy. She's prepping for Eid al-Fitr, which is. a Muslim holiday, and she was spending. time with her mom helping her prep food. in the kitchen, and she gets this phone. call. She excuses herself. It was Zahir. They hadn't spoken in 6 months. since their breakup.

They've been pretty no contact. So, after 3 years of dating, they broke up. and she's randomly getting a call at. like 9:00 p.m. It was pretty rough for Noor, the. breakup, but she knew she was making the. right choice. Her friends kept. reassuring her, "You know, we always. thought that he was a little too. controlling. At first, he was so sweet, but I don't know. He just gives me bad. vibes.". To give you some context, both Nour and. Zaheer are Muslim, but Nour was a lot. more devoted to her faith than Zaheer, and it became a problem when Zaheer. would.

Okay, so it was speculated that Zaheer. was the one that encouraged her, and if. not demanded that she stop wearing her. burka. Eventually, Nour would break up with. him, and now 6 months later, he's. calling out of the blue, and she doesn't. know what for. She picks up the phone, and he tells her. that he's leaving for the US tonight, in. about 7 hours to be exact. He would be. on a flight to New York City. It's a. one-way ticket. He doesn't know when. he's going to be back. So, this is at around like 9:00 p.m.

Technically, his flight is the next day. at around 3:30 in the morning. Mhm. And he asks her, is there any way, any. way at all, that we can just say goodbye. one last time? For closure. I mean, we. did date for 3 years. I just want to see. your face one last time, one final. goodbye. Nour agreed to meet up with him, but to. avoid ruining such special holidays with. her parents, she just told them, "I'm. going to briefly go visit a friend, okay? And I'll be right back.". She knew that if she told them that she. was going to go say goodbye to Zaheer,

it would be this whole conversation. Her. parents would say, "Absolutely not.". So, she's like, "Okay, let me just let. me just go.". She goes to meet up with him at a local. plaza. She leaves the house at around. 9:05 p.m., gets to the plaza like 40-ish. minutes later, and she texts him, "Where. are you?". I'm not sure what excuse he made, but he. requested that she come to his house. instead to say goodbye. Maybe he was like, "Ah, I'm not done. packing yet. I'm so busy, right? My. flight's in a few hours.". Nour hesitated, but she's very familiar.

with Zaheer's home. I mean, she knew. that it was never empty, either. I mean, but also, when you're meeting your. ex-boyfriend that you dated for 3 years, that's not really a concern of yours. But, let's say it was, his home is never. empty. Even when there is no dinner. party, even when there's no crazy. socialite gathering, there's almost. always two to three home staff on site, a guard, a chef, some housekeeper of. sorts. So, by 10:00 p.m. she pulls up to the. tall gates that are around his modern. mansion, and the house is lit up, so.

nothing about it is alarming. I mean, the house has CCTV cameras on the. outside, too. She was led in by the. guard on site, and Nora's arrival would trigger a. series of very peculiar events. Cuz we don't know exactly what went down. at the exact time once she entered that. home. But, we have a little bit of um. tidbits of information. A little after 10:00 p.m., so almost. right after Nora arrived, Zahir makes. multiple calls to his travel agent. asking to cancel the flight that's.

coming up in 5 hours. Hm, so as soon as she arrived? Yeah. And the travel agent is telling Zahir, you know, I don't really think that's. going to be possible. You're flying out. in a few hours. There's no way that I. can cancel your flight and refund you. your money cuz. it doesn't really work like that. Zahir then requested to change his. flight. Instead of leaving in a few. hours, he wanted to depart to America in. 10 days. But again, that was just too tricky. because you can't just change your. flight ticket without paying some sort. of penalty or fine from the airline just.

hours before your flight. So, when Zahir's agent is expressing all. of these different issues with him, he. tells her, "Okay, fine. I'll just keep. my flight the same.". At 11:00 p.m., a scheduled taxi arrives. at Zahir's house to take him to the. airport. He booked this ride when he. initially booked his ticket, so this has. been scheduled for a while. Clearly, he's having second thoughts. about going to New York. He calls the. taxi driver that's sitting outside of. the gates of his house, and Zahir tells. him, "Sorry, I'm still packing. Do you.

mind waiting a little bit?". The driver waited 36 minutes. Zahir. called him once more. "Okay, just wait a. little bit longer. Hold on.". On the third call with the taxi driver, Zahir tells him, "You know what? I. canceled my plans to go to the airport, but I'll still pay you. So, one of the. guards will bring out money since I made. you wait, but anyway, bye.". The pay was very generous. I think the. cab driver made double what he would. have made on a standard drive back and. forth from the airport. So, as a token. of appreciation, the driver calls Zahir.

and says, "Hey, if you change your mind. about going to the airport tonight or. even tomorrow, you already paid me, so I. can give you a lift anytime.". Two hours later, at around 2:00 a.m., Zahir calls that cab driver. and says, "You know what? Maybe you can. take me to the airport." I have no idea. the distance between his home and the. airport, but this seems pretty tight for. an international flight. cuz I would imagine that now it's what? Like 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, his. flight is at like 3:30. Yeah, that's.

Yeah, that's too tight. Yeah, cuz even if it's like a 30-minute. drive, it's pretty tight. So, this is. when the cab driver starts feeling like, "Ooh, something's not right here.". Zahir comes out of the house with his. luggage and with a woman. The driver. helps Zahir put the luggage in the trunk. and he notices a few things. One, the. woman is barefoot. They're going to an airport. I don't. even think you can be let on a plane. without shoes. Second, once they get in the car, the. driver notices that Zahir is talkative.

and seems normal, but this woman is just. silent. She doesn't seem like she's peacefully. just enjoying the drive. She seems out of it. and she's silent. She doesn't say a. single word, doesn't even respond when. Zahir speaks to her. Third, in the middle of the drive, Zahir. abruptly requests that they turn around. and head back to his house instead of. the airport. It was sudden. There was no. prior conversation about this. There was. no, "Oh, man, I don't think we're going. to make it in time." It's just turn. around. Too late. What?

Driver's like, "Okay, this is so weird.". But, he's still getting paid for it, so. I I guess he U-turns it around, parks. the car in front of Zahir's home, and. watches him take his luggage in one. hand, in a firm grip on the woman with. his other hand. It's weird. But, his years of being a cab driver, I. mean, they taught him a few things. One of them being, everything is weird at 3:00 a.m. He takes one last look at the house,

gets back in his car, and starts making. his way to his next drive. It's stated that Zahir proposed to Noor. that night instead of flying out to New. York City. She rejected him. So, now she had to die. For the next 48 hours behind the tall. gates and cold concrete walls, Zahir. would hold his ex-girlfriend, the. daughter of a diplomat, captive and. torture her to death. We don't have an exact timeline of the.

torture, but we do know what injuries. she sustained. Sometime after being dropped off by the. taxi, Zahir tries to keep getting Noor. to accept his proposal, is the. speculation. She keeps refusing, so the. torture begins. It's said that he. punched her repeatedly with brass. knuckles. Oh, like those uh fighter. Yes, that you put on your Yes. He beat. her with the back of a pistol, mentally. tortured her by threatening to shoot. her. There were shallow cuts on the back. of her knees, and it's speculated that. she tried to run off, and he would cut.

the back of her knees to make it. difficult for her to walk or run. There were bruises all over her body, but particularly her inner thighs. Noor had been essayed by Zahir. There was also bruising on her head as. if she had been hit multiple times with. a very sharp object. This lasted for 2 days. And on that very last day of torture, Zahir takes out his Swiss Army knife, which Swiss Army knives are not that.

long. The longest ones that I could find. online were about 5 in long, not even. So, think shorter than the. length of most phones. He used that knife to try and attack. Noor. She pushed back, dug her nails into him, and that pissed him off. He starts stabbing her, but they were. all very shallow cuts because the knife. was on the shorter side. And I don't. want that to make it sound like I'm. downplaying her injuries. They were. very, very painful cuts. She's losing a. lot of blood. There was blood all over.

the room, the walls, the floor, but none. of the stab wounds themselves were. fatal. Noor was stabbed over a dozen times. Noor ended up fainting, and at this. point Zahir starts to choke her. He kept. choking her until she was no longer. moving, and then he took his knife, and. I saw no other reports that stated that. any other knife was used during the. crimes, so we can assume that it's the. 5-in Swiss Army knife. He took that after Noor had passed.

and started to detach her head. I imagine that it must have taken a. while. We do know at least that Noor has. passed, so she wasn't feeling at least. the physical pain of this. And when he was done, he kicked her head a few times. Her head was found 3 ft away from her. body. And this detail really I don't even know. how to digest this information. It's a. mixture of.

this violent child that's throwing some. sort of sick tantrum mixed with the. literal devil that won't even spare. someone in their death. That is just such little remorse and. respect for not even an individual in. particular, but just the sanctity of. life in general. Zahir Jaffer had just killed his. ex-girlfriend for rejecting him, and he was plotting to get away with it. July 20th, 2022. This is the day of. Nora's murder. So, we can presume that.

she's already dead when he makes these. new series of phone calls. A family. friend of Zaheer's gets a phone call. around dinner time. This is a middle-aged man. He picks it. up and he doesn't even have Zaheer's. number. So, he has no idea why Zaheer is. calling him. To give you some context, this family friend wants to remain. anonymous, but he's friends with. Zaheer's dad. But apparently, he's not. even that close to Zaheer's dad. He's. not even that close of a family friend. He didn't grow up with Zaheer. He. doesn't know Zaheer like that. I mean, they're on cordial, polite terms, but.

they're definitely more like. acquaintances. So, it's just kind of odd that Zaheer. was calling him out of the blue. Hey Zaheer, what's going on? Do you need. something? And Zaheer is just telling him, "Yeah, something terrible happened. Come to my. house immediately.". Mhm. You have to tell me what happened. Like, are you all right? What's going on? Robbers raided the house. I'm all alone. My parents aren't home. Please come. quickly. Yeah, okay. Let me see what I can do. The family friend throws his jacket over. his shoulder, pats his pockets, makes. sure he has his keys, and just as he's.

about to walk out that door, he's. literally about to pull on the door. handle, he stops dead in his tracks. Something's not right. Zaheer has never called him before. Zaheer shouldn't even really have his. number. He doesn't even know how he got. his number. They almost never interacted. And if he. was being robbed, why wouldn't he call. the cops, call his parents, call anybody. but him? I mean, he's not even like part. of the military or the police or. anything. Like, he's a random. businessman. Yeah. He's not even that close to the. family. So, he's like, "Okay, even if I go to.

Zaheer's house, then what? Like, what. what could I possibly do for Zaheer?". Yeah, so what? He said there's a robber. in the house? There was a robbery. And. he's very vague about it. Okay. And he. pulls out his phone and he calls. Zaheer's dad. He lets him know, "Hey, I just got a. call from your son. I don't know, apparently your house has been robbed. he's alone. I I know what's going on, but I think that you should try and. figure it out. This is when everything. just kind of descends into full-blown.

chaos. It's a giant game of telephone. where only a few people know how sick. and twisted the truth is. Zahir's dad got right to work after this. phone call, but he doesn't handle it in. the way that you would imagine. So, from. call logs, we know that Zahir and. Zahir's dad were in constant. communication the day of the murder. So, if there truly was a robbery, which. there wasn't, Zahir's dad probably would. have been the first to know about it. But, let's say he didn't. He's out of.

town. He's a smart businessman. He's a. wealthy tycoon. What do you think the best thing to do. is? Call the police. Have them sent over to. the house where his son would be found. traumatized after an alleged home. invasion. That was not the choice that Zahir's dad. made. Zahir's dad starts calling up random. family friends telling them, "There was. a robbery at our house. They took. paintings and my precious ornaments. They beat my son.". What? And all the family friends were like,

"Why are you calling me right now with. this? I mean, like I feel bad, but like. what can I do?" Yeah. In another call, he told a family friend, "My son was. robbed. He was at the house when the. robbers invaded. My son killed a robber. How can I get rid of the body?". Which to me is very telling. Zahir's dad. knows that there's a dead body in that. house. Mhm. Zahir's dad told multiple. family friends that there was a robbery. at his house and Zahir was a victim. And. then he turns around and calls Therapy. Works, the counseling center that Zahir.

Zahir used to be a patient and later. started working for. Zahir's dad calls the CEO, the main. therapist with a very strange request. He asks Dr. Tahir, a psychologist, "Quickly, please go to my house. My son. is trying to solicit a girl. I know you just cocked your head, okay? Obviously, Dr. Tahir is having the same. reaction as us. He asks the dad on the. phone, "I'm sorry, what do you mean. solicit a girl?". Mhm.

Like is he with a sex worker cuz is he. soliciting sex work? Like what that that. phrase is so weird. And like I don't know if you would call. a therapist. if that was the real situation of what. was going on. Yeah. And he said Zahir's. dad responded so calmly, almost with. like a chuckle in his voice. Tahir, "Well, you know what I mean. You're a. smart man. Something like that.". "Something like that. Something like. that." What does that even mean? "Something like that.".

Dr. Tahir claims he had no idea what was. going on. This is the only information. he claims he was given. He gathers a. team of six workers from the clinic and. okay, the presumption here is that. Zahir's parents invested in or heavily. funded the clinic. So he was just kind of in the pocket of. Zahir's dad so he had to go. Otherwise, I think he would have just been like, "Um you're very strange, sir. Maybe you. should come in for a session.". Yeah, but what what why is he gathering.

six people? Like what is he trying to. do? We don't know. So that's why people. think they must have known about it. Some people say, "No, maybe he just. wants backup. for whatever reason because he knows. that Zahir was diagnosed with. schizophrenia." Some people say, "No, he. knew from that phone call what was. already going on." Mhm. And he gathered. a team to help him clean the mess. But. we don't know, okay? We don't know. So they gather up a team. of six workers from the clinic and they. start heading over to the Jafari.

mansion. They get there. I don't know. what they're expecting, but they seem to. be a little confused because there's. already another group gathered outside. the house. What? The group also seems. very confused. They're like, we don't. know what on earth is going on. Whereas. Zahir's friends, Zahir's been calling us. all day saying that it was a robbery, he. was in a life or death situation, and. that we needed to bring our own personal. guards. So, these are all rich kids. They all. have like family guards. Okay. So, many people are outside of.

Zahir's home, and half of them are under. the impression that there is a scary. robbery that just happened. The other. half, the clinic's team, they're under. the pressure impression that Zahir's in. there with a woman and something is. happening. Someone's being solicited. Yet, nobody calls the police. The therapist, all six of them, just. stood there outside for half an hour. Finally, they decide to take a ladder. and try to break into the house. But, at that point, it would be too.

late. Noura would already be dead. See, the interesting thing though about. families like this, like I said, everybody already has a guard, right? Is. they all have house staff. So, where are. Zahir's house staff? Why couldn't they. just come out and explain what's really. going on to the confused crowd? Or why. couldn't they just, I don't know, let. the therapy workers into the house. instead of having them climb up a ladder. and break into the home? Mhm. There were three house staff present. during the past 2 days. A gardener, a.

cook, and a security guard. For 2 days, they heard Noura's screams, and they didn't do anything. And I get that this is their employer, and I get that they must have been. terrified of what could happen if you go. up against a family like this. But, this. is 2 days. It's not even a split second. choice that you make, but for every. second of those 48 hours, they made the. choice to not save Noura. Noura tried to escape six times.

During the torturous 48-hour ordeal, six. times. Had a single one of the staff just stood. their ground or helped her or looked the. other way, they could have saved her. life. But instead, the staff prevented her. from leaving. The house was like a total lockdown. torture chamber. So, they're part of the murder. Yeah. In one instance, it's dark outside. around 2:41 a.m. Noor was seen on the. home security cameras running barefoot.

towards the main house gate. She had. made it out of the house alive. But the. security guard locked the gate to. prevent her from escaping. Wow. Zahir came out of the house at that. point. You could see Noor pleading with. her hands together in almost a praying. motion, begging to be let go. Zahir refused and dragged her back into. the house. In another instance, July 20th, so the. day of the murder, it's actually. believed that this was the incident.

right before the murder. At 7:12 p.m., Noor was desperate. She. jumped from the balcony with her phone. that she managed to pry away from Zahir. She landed in a way that impacted her. stomach, so she was holding she was. injured. I mean, think about this is. after 40-something hours of torture, and. she just landed on her stomach. It was a. big impact fall. She's holding her. stomach, running towards the main gate, but again, the guard and the gardener. were seen on the home security footage.

closing the gate on her to stop her. gosh. Zahir is then seen running out of. the house, grabbing her, and dragging her back in. At one point, she kind of trips on the door frame, and. he's physically dragging her in. The security guard did call Zahir's. father after one of these attempts, and. told him, "Sir, your son is taking part. in, quote, rude behavior.". According to our researchers, apparently. in Urdu, it's an even more of an.

understatement. Mhm. It's being like, "Oh, your son is. partaking in shenanigans." I would not. classify dragging someone by their hair. back into a house and holding them. captive and then hearing blood-curdling. screams from the victim rude behavior. Zahir's dad just responded casually to. the guard, "We'll just figure something. out.". So, they did nothing. And now, even while a group was forming. outside the house, they did nothing. Even when six people from the clinic. came in past the gate, grabbed a ladder, broke into the house, they did nothing.

Not a single one of them stepped aside. to call the police. Not a staff member. of the house, not any of the six therapy. employees. Nobody called the police. So, they're breaking into the house, but. they don't know what happened yet, right? At this point? Yeah, but I would imagine if you're. breaking into a house, you think that. something is clearly wrong with someone. I mean, I guess they could argue that. they didn't call the police because it. would be a bad look on the Jaffers, and. the Jaffers have maybe allegedly some.

financial ties to the clinic. Mhm. I. don't know. But, they take a ladder, put it up. against the side of the house, unlatch. the window, break into the house, and. they see the crime scene. And again, at. this point, any one of the six, cuz. that's a lot of people, six people, one. of them could have stepped aside, one of. them had could have gone back down the. ladder to call the police. But, they didn't. According to therapist Dr. Tahir, he. said the room was covered in blood. They. didn't even have time to process what. they were looking at before Zahir came.

at them with a gun and a knife. Yeah, he tried to shoot at them, but. thankfully the bullet got jammed. Zahir grabbed his knife, stabbed one of. the employees, and I mean, it was really. bad. It's like one of those undercut, but like through the yeah. Went through the mouth. Everyone froze, and then all hell broke loose. Zahir tries escaping through the window. Two of the employees are running towards. the employee that's now on the ground. bleeding. The other three are running. towards Zahir to try and hold him back, trying to overpower him. They try to.

grab whatever sheets and fabric they. could find to tie him down, but Zahir is. not a small man. They stated it took a lot to disarm him. and tie him up so that they could. finally call the police. And once the chaos was settled, that's when they stated they saw Noor's. body. and her head 3 ft away. Now, with the sounds of seven grown. adults screaming and fighting, one of. the neighbors decided to alert the. police. But he doesn't call the police. He decides to go to the police station.

and personally tell them, "Hey, you. should come to my neighbor's house.". So again, very odd. When the police make. it to the scene, Zahir is tied up. already. He's laying face down on the. floor and the therapy works employees. are surrounding him. Zahir was quickly arrested and he was. covered in blood. Noor's family had no idea what had been. happening for the past 2 days. Noor left on the night of the 18th. stating that she was going to go meet. with a friend and be right back. And something to notice, Noor was 27,

Zahir was 30 at the time this took. place. So while she never really she. never really went out late at night with. no intention of coming home, that's just. not who Noor was. Not that anything's. wrong with that. It just So it didn't. really seem like the end of the world. even though it's out of character. Mhm. You know, she's 27. She's responsible. I. think she had already built so much. trust with her family. They're not going. to sit there and be like, "Oh, Noor's. gone off to do something crazy.". It's probably like, "Oh, man, Noor's. friend probably needs her help on. something.".

But they really started getting worried. the night of the 18th. So the night that. she left, when she wasn't coming home. like past midnight. This is really, really unlike her, right? And if she did have some sort of. emergency, she's the type of person that. would have told her parents, like, "Hey, my friend needs me. Something happened.". or something. She would have told her. parents. They start calling her. It goes to. voicemail. The family keeps texting her asking her, "Hey, just let us know you're safe. Just. let us know where you are. What's going. on?".

Authorities believe that Zaher had taken. Nour's phone, refused to let her talk to. her parents, but as her parents became. more and more frantic that night and the. calls and texts became more frequent, Zaher stepped in and forced Nour to text. her mom that she was out with her. friends and they were going to do an. impromptu trip to a neighboring city. Again, Nour's parents were so confused. And honestly kind of disappointed. because Nour was the type of daughter. that almost always, except for this. time, right? This time quote,

that cared about spending all the. important holidays with her family and. it was about to be Eid al-Fitr. So, this. is really, really, really, really out of. character. But, I think that they tried to reason. with themselves because they had so much. trust in their daughter. She wouldn't. have done this unless s- she absolutely. needed to. Maybe her friend is really going through. something. Maybe her friend needs her. help in a neighboring city. Like, she's. just not the type of kid to be like,

"I'm having so much fun. Like, I'm going. to stay out." Mhm. So, they're like, "Okay, let's just have. some trust in our daughter because she's. earned it.". She'll probably come home and everything. can be explained cuz that's who Nour is. The parents went about their plans even. though they were sad that Nour wouldn't. be there. Nour's dad went out to go buy. a goat and some fruit. The goat detail. will be explained later, but it's part. of the whole celebrations of the. holiday. Now, Nour's mom was running the rest of.

their errands. Eventually, they make it. back home on July 20th. They looked. around and Nour is still not home. Nour's mom starts reading the Quran and. praying and she hears her husband. screaming in the next room. She runs. over and she's like, "What's going on? What's happened?" And of course her. anxiety is peaking because this is a. diplomat. This is a man who stays cool. under pressure. This is not someone who. outwardly shows any sort of panic or. dramatic emotions. His literal career. has been built on not doing that. And it. was like he was in a trance. He's.

crying. He's sobbing. He's screaming, "My child! My child!". And so her heart is racing. She's like, "Tell me what's going on?" But he was. not in a state that he could even. register his wife. So her anxiety is. going through the roof. She's running. around. She finally finds her son who's. in the house and she's like, "What's. going on?". Her son tells her that Nora is gone. At first, Nora's mom thought it was an. accident. But it was just so much worse.

I mean, obviously grief is hitting the. family hard. Nora had an older brother. and an older sister. And Nora's older sister Sarah was. practically her twin. I think they were. like five years apart, which is a lot, but people said you would never even. notice. They acted like twins. Everyone said it's like they had one. soul in two bodies. And now one of those bodies had been. tortured, beheaded, and murdered.

And it was like a piece of Sarah's soul. had just died. She was such a wreck. Even their father, who everyone leaned. on during these tough times, Nora's dad. was known for having a really big laugh. It was what everyone, everywhere that he. was a diplomat, in whatever country he. was in, that's what everyone remembered. him for. And it was the kind of laugh. that's. like that dad laugh. It's very. comforting and it's loud.

And people would always They would laugh. with him and they would say, "Shh, stop. laughing. So loud. People are going to. be like disrupted.". And they said ever since that day that. laugh was gone. And of course they they all, most of. all, miss Nora's laugh. Nora's cousin said, "Nora's laugh was. something special. She laughed a lot at. things that weren't even that funny, but. the minute that she starts laughing, you'd be laughing at her because her. laugh was just so fun.".

Her laugh was like contagious. And now she was gone. Do you know the story of Abraham? No. Okay. I think this story is. prevalent across multiple different. religions, so please correct me if I'm. wrong. I think different names are used. I think in Christianity it's Isaac is. the name, but let me tell you the story. Abraham saw in a dream that Abraham is a. disciple of God. And he sees in a dream that he's. beheading his own son, Isaac. This is. the Christian version. I think in the.

Islamic text it's um Ishmael, I believe. So, Abraham believes that God is telling. him to sacrifice his own son. Now, obviously, Abraham and his wife. were torn apart by this because on one. hand God is telling them to do something. and they need to trust God because God. would never do anything without reason. But on the other hand, this is their. son. This is their own flesh and blood. How do you kill your own offspring? Abraham and his wife decided, "We have to do this.

This is the ultimate sacrifice.". Abraham also told Isaac and Isaac was. like, "Yes, we must do this for God.". So, they trek up a giant mountain. They. find this rock. Isaac was going to lay. his neck down on that rock. And he was crying knowing what was about. to happen to him, but he told him he. told his dad like, "Dad, do it." They're. both emotional. Abraham swings up his. axe to kill his own son and an angel. appears to tell him, "Do not lay a hand. on that boy.

It was a test.". And God was pleased that Abraham was. willing to give up all he had for him. So that day Abraham rejoiced and he gets. to have a son. And they sacrifice a goat. instead. I know that this is not the. best retelling of this story and I know. it's a pretty prominent story across. multiple different religions, but. ultimately it's a story of sacrifice. And if I'm not mistaken, every year. Muslims celebrate this sacrifice, this.

story by sacrificing a goat. It is their. way of showing Allah like we we are. willing to make the greatest sacrifice. if you need us to. And the meat of the goat is then given. to charity. So why is this story important? Well, Zaheer tells this to authorities. He. tells the story of Abraham, which they. already know cuz it's a predominantly. Muslim country. And he states that Noor wanted to be. sacrificed. Wow. Holy. And the day that they sacrificed.

the goat is Eid al-Fitr, which is the. day that she was murdered. Huh. He claims she came to him. and wanted him to sacrifice her like a. goat. Why? Because she had been in a. relationship with Zaheer and that would. go against her beliefs and she now. wanted to atone for her sins by being. sacrificed. This doesn't make any sense for any. reason, okay? For so many reasons. The.

most blatant one being that would mean. Noor was essentially taking her own. life, which is not allowed religion. including Islam. So this whole story. story contradicts itself. Secondly, any. murder of any kind, even quote. sacrifices, is not acceptable in Islam. They're a very non-violent religion. So the Islam belief is killing one man. is like killing all of mankind.

Which is why the law of retaliation is. given so much precedence. So, I know that in stories that we've. talked and I I wonder if it's also some. propaganda in the West, you know what I. mean? But. there is this weird out of nowhere. belief that Islam can be a violent. religion and I think it's very very. just a misunderstood religion, especially here in the West, especially. in the US. I'm learning every day new. things about Islam and you know, my. Muslim friends are always telling me new.

things and I'm like, "Oh, that's so. interesting because when I read the. news, it's always depicted a different. way, right?" So, there's always that. thing that's brought up, which is eye. for an eye, right? In a lot of Muslim. predominantly Muslim countries, the. death penalty is a little bit more. enforced or well received by the general. public. Mhm. So, in the West, there's. this connotation of like, "Wow, it's. just so violent over there." But that's. not why. It's because the Islam belief.

against killing a man is so strong. It's. so. Mhm. that is the ultimate ultimate worst. thing that you could do. So, now they. give the power to the family of the. victims. Mhm. You can take an eye for an eye. Because. that's how much they don't like killing. It's not because they're like, "Oh, you. did something wrong, death penalty.". It's not it. But it's just infuriating to hear him. say this that he was willing to. sacrifice his ex for a relationship.

{quote} sin that he also took just as. much part in. And also it's just so stupid because. there's literal CCTV footage of Noor. trying to escape, but here he is saying. with his full chest that Noor wanted. this to happen to her. Under Noor's fingernails, there is also. DNA evidence that showed that Noor was. fighting for her life every step of the. way. She did not want this. People need to. stop telling women what they did or did. not want. The worst part of this version of events. that there's other version of events,

okay? So, here tries to convince. authorities of like version one, version. two, version three. But, the worst part of this version of. events is that Zahir actually stood in. front of Noor's father and stated this. He said he beheaded her because she. begged him to be sacrificed. He said sacrifice is a ritual in Islam. and Noor wanted to sacrifice her life. and presented herself me for that. purpose. Noor's father.

I can you imagine like the anger he must. have felt, but he didn't let it out. He kept it in. He stood tall. He stood. up for his daughter and he was. dignified. He gave three words. You. are lying. This was Zahir's newest version of. events. His previous ones included The. first one was pretty straight forward. He said that he proposed to her that. night and she rejected him, so he killed. her. This is immediately upon arrest.

This was the first story that he had, which most people believe is the true. story. Now, you're probably wondering. why he would even confess to something. like this if he had plans to get away. with it. Let me tell you, he told the. Pakistani courts and the police around. him, "You can't put me in jail. You. can't even try me because I'm a US. citizen.". And everyone's like, "You are dumb. You're dumb.". Yeah. So, can can they try him or no? Yeah. Oh, okay. citizen is subject to country that. they're in and that country's laws. So, if you go to vacation in Europe or.

Mexico or South Korea, you are subject. to that country's laws and you can be. tried for breaking the law in that. country. But, I don't know why he didn't. think that because. a murderer and he is ignorant. Yeah. He's dumb. And he was so confident. about it. So, he's like, "Yeah, I killed. her because I proposed to her and she. rejected me, so I killed her.". And then later for some reason he. changed his story because I think that. he really wanted to just I mean. try to kill her reputation even after. her death because he stated, "No, I. found out that she was in like a very.

promiscuous relationship with someone. else and I killed her because she. deserved it.". Wow. And at one point he even argued he. had no idea what happened. No, really. He changes his story. He goes, "No, no, okay. So, the truth is now I'm telling. the truth, right? Noor comes over with a bunch of. demanding that he let her host a big. party at his house because his parents. weren't home. He said, "I'm just a frail dainty. 30-year-old boy. I didn't know how to. say no. I really didn't want to because. I was leaving for America that night but.

she already started inviting all of her. friends over. They all started getting. high and they knocked him out." He said. he finally woke up tied up. Everybody. was gone and Noor was dead. He said he. was rescued by the police officers. insinuating that he wasn't tied up by. the therapy employees that day. He was. tied up whenever. He doesn't even know. when he was tied up. Probably like 2 days ago. What? Yeah. He stated the only reason he was even. being accused of Noor's murder was.

because Noor's dad was a very. influential person and he was working. with the police to frame Zahir. He said, "Noor's father wants to get money from. us and for that reason he along with the. police built a case against me and my. family.". He also claimed that he had to be framed. for the murder otherwise it would come. out that Noor was having a massive. party. He even accused Noor's phone of being. swapped in police custody to hide the. fact that she had invited her {quote}. drug friends over. Which is really really rich.

coming from Zahir. because a few years ago four girls had. left Zahir's home after a party. It was alleged that Zahir was supplying. drugs at that party and the four girls. were incredibly high when they left. They got into a car accident and all. four died on impact. But now he's like, "I was too scared to. say no and I hate drugs.". That was just brushed under the rug at. the time. Zahir also accused social media.

activists and women's rights activist of. running a campaign against him for their. own, {quote} vested interests and. {quote} money. Whatever that means, cuz yeah, we make. so much money protesting on the streets, missing work to protest. That makes. sense. At one point, Zahir had straight-up said. to journalist, "I was angry. I killed. Noor with a knife.". Another time he said, "I did it. I did. it. I did it." So, not a very credible. person, obviously.

Zahir goes back and forth from outright. confessing to the crimes, taking it. back, concocting bizarre stories, and. then outright confessing to the crimes. again. He also did this thing that. whenever he was speaking in Urdu, he. spoke with this {quote} cute accent. So, when you learn, it's like when you. learn a different language, if you grew. up there learning it, by the time that. you're 30 years old, you have a very. wide vocabulary. You probably pronounce. things in the correct way. But let's say. you're an adult and you learn it, you.

might have like a cute accent where you. mess up words, you kind of sound like a. foreigner, and it sounds almost a little. more babyish. Mhm. Okay. So, my Korean. definitely sounds more babyish, childish. than my English, because English is my. primary language. Whereas Korean, because I don't know specific words, I. try to like, I'm like, "Okay, how can I. describe this because I don't know that. word? I need to use the words I already. know." Yeah, it's like how I was telling. you, like if you only spoke in Korean to. your mother,

so then you can only talk in certain. ways. Like to a kid that's talking to. adults, I guess, maybe? so it's kind of like, you know, yeah, it's more childish, for sure. He's only speaking in this like childish. accented Urdu, which generally typically garners a lot. of sympathy from people because it's. kind of cute and also it shows that. like, you know, you probably lived. abroad but you're trying to learn your. own language, right? It shows that you. you care.

But it was all a facade. Sure, he was. born in the US but he grew up in. Pakistan. He literally moved back and he. didn't leave to go back to the US and to. the UK until his undergrad days, so. college. So he should be not speaking like that. Mhm, so he's fluent but he's pretending. Yeah, trying to be like little old me, I'm so confused and I'm such a big baby. And one of the biggest questions of this. case was how much did Zahir's parents.

actually know about what was going on. Neither of them were home. Some sources. state that they were away for business. or on vacation, but there are call logs. to suggest that Zahir was in frequent. communications with them during the. brutal 48 hours. The day of the murder, Zahir spoke on. the phone with his dad more than five. times. That's a lot. for a 30-year-old man to keep calling. his dad five times in a day. One phone call lasted around 30 minutes. while the others range between two to. four minutes. It is believed that Noor. was alive and being tortured while he.

was making some of these phone calls. After Noor's suspected time of death, Zahir called his mom a few times. Collectively, he was on the phone with. his mom for over an hour. 72 minutes. Woah. Zahir also continued to call his. dad multiple times after Noor's. suspected time of death, allegedly. Zahir's dad, speculating, probably knew about the murder and tried. to calm down his son over the phone. And. it's um been said by certain people that.

are close to this case that his dad. practically told him, "You don't need to. worry. I'm going to send people to. rescue you and help dispose of the body. And it is believed that those people. are the therapists. So, they're coming to clean up. But, maybe they saw all of Zahir's. friends and they're like, "Oh, shit.". Mhm. Like, people know we're here. Mhm. Yeah. And then Zahir attacked him. Yeah. Mhm. Zahir's parents were both arrested.

While being arrested, Zahir's dad said, "It's very tragic incident and I would. personally like to make a condolence. father because I know him personally. It's a very heinous crime and I would. like justice to prevail.". Zahir's mother said, "Noor was also a. woman and I'm a mother and woman, too. I. also deserve sympathy. I am hopeful Yeah. Woah. Woah. Woah. Yeah. I am hopeful the judiciary will give us. justice. Two of the three house staff were also.

arrested for being accomplices to the. murder. So, I don't know if one, the chef, was. just not there most of the time or had. left or didn't actively try to prevent. Noor from leaving and played more of a. passive role. He doesn't seem to be. arrested, but the gardener and the guard. that persistently kept not letting Noor. escape, they were arrested. Dr. Tahir and his six employees were. also arrested on charges of concealing. evidence. It's suggested that Dr. Tahir was. heavily on Jaffer's payroll and he was.

on he was in Zahir's dad's pocket, so to. speak. So, people thought that they went over. with the intention of cleaning a crime. scene because why do you bring so many. people over and even later in interviews. that he does, he doesn't even refer to. Noor. by her name. He just keeps calling her. the girl. Which I find incredibly annoying, but. also very insightful into who this man. really is. He states that he has no idea why. Zahir's father called him to show up at.

the family home. He does feel like it's. some sort of trap, but he doesn't know. what. He just said that he showed up. believing a former patient of his that. had clearly struggled with mental health. before was having some sort of relapse. He said the reason that they called the. didn't call the police is not because. they wanted to go in there and clean the. evidence, was just because it was. hectic. They waited out there for 30. minutes because typically patients will. realize that there's no coming out of. this and they'll walk outside themselves. to meet with the therapist and that. usually is a better result in the long.

run. And then when they went in, they were. attacked and it was just chaos, he said. He argued that there was no way that. they would have known about the murders. prior. He also states, "We didn't even tamper. with any evidence.". Which like not a great thing to say. It's kind of the bare minimum. He also. whined in an interview, "We held him. down, we tied him up and subdued him for. the police and nobody is giving us a pat. on the back for this? You're all just trying to find the error. in our actions. I'm so disappointed. You. journalists are so shameful.".

But the biggest discrepancy was a leaked. audio recording of Dr. Tahir revealed. that Zahir had come down to talk to them. briefly when they first gathered at the. house. What? This was after Noor was. already dead and before they took the. ladder to go up to his room. When Zahir. was arrested, he had blood on his shirt. So either he changed his clothes and. then changed back, which why would he do. that, or the therapist saw that he had. blood on his clothes and they didn't do. anything. Wait, I'm so confused. He came down and.

talked to him talked to these people. about what? No one knows, yeah. So what audio came. out? Which audio? It's like a clip of. Dr. Tahir talking about like what. happened, yeah. But he doesn't tell the police these. things. We were called in 3 hours after. the girl jumped. and he murdered her. 3 hours after that. So the question of the timing came when. were we there? Was the girl in the room? Could we have intervened? The very fact.

that the intervention is a mistake. Intervention requires family members to. be present. Also, even if Dr. Tahir. didn't know that someone was murdered in. the house, he at least knew that there. was a woman in the house. Because the. phone call that Zahir's dad made was, "My son is still listening a woman." And. if you go there and you're like, "Oh. man, I came there because I thought my. patient was having a relapse." Which is. what he stated. And you know that your. patient is in the house with a woman, you should know this is a dangerous. situation. Mhm. We don't know what's going on in.

that house. So, we should act quickly. Someone could be in active danger. Side note, he would also argue that. Zahir was never employed at the clinic. But there are literal photos of Zahir. giving presentations to students on. behalf of the clinic. Yeah. Oh, and at one point Dr. Tahir asked the. media why they cared so much about. Noor's case. He said, "When women are killed all the. time and those cases just disappear from. the news cycle, why are you guys so hung. up on this one?".

What's really crazy though, is some. people took the doctor's side and even. took it a step further. People tried to find ways to blame Noor. for what happened to her. As if she had. any control over this full-grown man's. actions. These people wouldn't say outright, but. the way that they talked about the case, you could just tell what they're. thinking. For example, one big thing was when. referring to the relationship between. Noor and Zahir, many news outlets kept. calling it an affair.

Neither of them were married, so by. Western standards, it's just a. relationship. But. in like a I guess more conservative. arenas, it could be considered an affair because. they shouldn't have been dating in that. extent prior to getting married. But. still, it's just. I don't know. Just adding that. connotation to it is. unnecessary. It's just unnecessary. What do you get. out of it? And like how does that excuse murder?

And it's you know what this reminds me. of? It's how um. essay is written about next time you. read an article about essay, take note. of this. It's written about passively. What do you mean? It's always almost. always, especially when you're talking. about public figures or people that are. of importance, it's she was. R-worded. Mhm. It's never this person. R-worded her. It's never this person. taking that action. It's almost like.

this imaginary figure, this force of. nature, did the action on this woman. Yeah, why is that? Yeah, it's just the. way. Mhm. Sound less like. serious and less. focus on the the criminal, exactly. it's more focused on the woman and what. happened to her versus the criminal did. this to her. Right. Yeah, it's So this is kind of what it. reminds me of. It's just small words. that are like, why are you doing that? Like obviously it's a choice that these.

reporters are making to call it an. affair rather than just a relationship. Even if they weren't in a relationship, it doesn't matter, he killed her. Even. if they were in a full-blown affair, let's say they were married, it doesn't. matter, he killed her. Does anything. matter? He killed her. I'm so confused. Some netizens even blamed the parents. for not raising them with better values. They commented, I equally blame her. parents. What the hell was she doing out. in the middle of the night? What kind of. parents are they? My mother won't allow. me to go out after 7:00 p.m. and I'm 37. I still have curfew.

Another comment reads, people should. train the girls to not believe guys and. not leave their homes blindly and join. their boyfriends. Parents, please play. your roles vigilantly. Or again, just train boyfriends not to. kill, which I'm not sure one even needs. training for that. It's a little crime. Like instead of women bending over. backwards to stay alive, why don't. people just follow the law? Because. isn't that what laws are there for. anyway? So, if you're breaking the law, you're the problem. Like the amount of.

mental cartwheels people are doing is. just like depressing on this case. Like. I don't know what else to say. It's just. straight up soul sucking and depressing. Others blamed Noor for not being, {quote} a good Muslim. Which I clearly don't have to point out. how damaging that is. First of all, the researchers that. worked on this case, they're all Muslim. And they're like, "It is so painful to. hear that.". We have no idea what her relationship. was like with Zahir. We also have no.

idea what her relationship was like to. Allah. I mean, Noor, from what we know, was incredibly devoted to her faith. She. had this strong relationship with Allah, and it might not have looked like. everyone else's relationship. But correct me if I'm wrong, or correct. me if I'm overstepping, cuz I'm not a. religious person, but religion is about. growing and learning about your faith, and learning about yourself through your. devotion. And of course, everyone's. journey is not going to be identical. How can you shame someone for being in.

their own unique journey? I just think that we need to stop. creating all these excuses for when. women get murdered. Oh, not religious, not religious enough, too religious. Like. what? Even in death, women are devalued. if they weren't perfect for society. Some netizens expressed confusion on why. Noor even went to go see Zahir that. night. As if that was the problem. Wow. Wow. Wow. Which again, something to. note is that if he is dead set on.

murdering someone, I don't think that. her saying no to that meeting that night. would have wavered his determination in. killing her. But another netizen commented, "Okay, this is all true, but why did Noor run. towards her death? Why did she go visit the crazy man?". It got so bad Noor's father had to. address the conversations about Noor, and he said, "Some people are accusing. my daughter of very immodest actions. They should remember that they also have. daughters, and for saying something like. that, there is no compromise. As I have.

said multiple times, this is no longer. about our daughter. This is about all. our daughters.". It's like these people refuse to look at. the facts. She studied religion in. college. She learned from many modern. Muslim scholars. She was learning. Arabic. Even when she was out with. friends, she would slip away to do her. prayers. She never skipped them, five. times a day. Noor was proud of her faith. She was. constantly trying to be better, and. obviously, she's from this super. privileged family, but instead of acting.

like she's this little rich girl, which. is condescending and patronizing, she. embraced it and thought, "Okay, how can. I use my privilege to help others?". For every single birthday that Noor had, she asked all of her friends around her. to come volunteer with her. They would go to orphanages, they would. go to shelters, they would donate gifts. That's how she wanted to spend her. birthdays. If there was ever a stray dog in need of. assistance, Noor was ready to risk it.

all to help that dog. She was the definition of someone who. wore fluffy socks, and her hands were. always being warmed on a mug of green. tea. When she's gone, all of a sudden, none of that matters. All people want to. talk about is, "Why did she go see her. ex-boyfriend? Did she want this for. herself? Maybe she shouldn't have dated. before marriage.". Even major news outlets had referred to. Noor at times as, and I'm not going to. say the or do phrases for it because I'm. going to butcher them, but it translates. into someone having unorthodox thoughts.

and opinions, which is a very seriously. negative thing in a country like. Pakistan, where people are generally a. lot more conservative. Another phrase that they often used to. describe Noor was "selfish in terms of. what she wanted to do with her life.". They're basically calling her. free-spirited, saying that she wants to. do things the way she wants to do rather. than what society and her parents want. her to do. Which sounds like a positive. thing, right? But again, in a very. conservative country, even in South. Korea, which is a lot more conservative.

in the US, it's generally seen as a. negative way to describe someone. It's kind of like a backhanded. compliment. It's like, "Oh, you're so. free-spirited." But it's also like, "What's wrong with you? Just like fit in with society.". One documentary also kept using the word. "ziba" in reference to Noor being. beheaded. Our researchers stated that it. roughly translates into slicing the neck. of an animal to kill it. It's more like. saying Noor was slaughtered, like. nonstop. One crime reporter speculated that this.

whole incident came to be because Noor. didn't want Zahir to leave the country. And that's why they got into a fight. because he wanted to leave and she. didn't want him to. Yeah, it was. Yeah, and I don't know who the hell. thought that this campaign against Noor. was going to work or like what they. thought it was going to do, that all the. other women listening would just agree. with them and not be upset over this. crime. Like, you're right. You're right. Like, we should just all behave better. so we don't get murdered. Sorry for the. inconvenience, everyone. We'll go back.

to the kitchen. Like. it didn't work. The plight of being a woman is. universal. I mean, the feeling of being. terrified to reject someone in case they. get aggressive, the feeling of being. scared to walk the streets at night when. you're just coming home from school. Being gaslit by the judicial system that. you somehow caused your own. victimization, that you caused the. crime. That feeling that you need to baby. someone's ego so that you can be safe is.

such a specific, visceral feeling that. I'm sure if you felt it once, it's like. a flame inside of you. And these women came together. And there is a certain kind of power. that comes out when women get together. and stand for justice. #justicefornoor. was trending. Obviously, the crime itself was a shock. that was lingering, but Noor was the. daughter of a diplomat. And people kept. asking, if this could happen to Noor,

what happens to us? Nobody is safe. All she did was reject a. marriage proposal. We want justice for. Noor. We want justice for women who do. not have a voice. We want justice for. people who do not have a voice. We want. justice against violence, and it starts with structural reform. There were conversations started about. socioeconomic class and how it shapes. perceptions about women's safety. Women.

gathered all around Pakistan to march. and protest. In Ireland, where Noor grew. up, people gathered in front of the. Pakistani Embassy. Wow. There were. people holding signs that read, "Hang. them. Destroy them. Humiliate them. We. won't stay home so they can grow." No. more justice for Noor. There was a candlelit vigil held for. Noor in Toronto by human rights. activists. I mean, Noor's story really. touched a lot of people just from all. over the world.

I think women were and just still are. over it, like just sick and tired of it. Many women came out and shared their own. stories of abuse. Many women in Pakistan. shared the same experience of dealing. with violence against them and family. members just telling them that the man. that was. beating them was just, quote, enraged. and to just be patient because he will. come around. No, he can come to jail, okay? People. will just overreact." Activist Lena.

Ghani said, "We're all tired of sending. our prayers and thoughts every time a. case happens. Noor's case is not an. isolated incident. I don't want any more. women to be an example. We are facing a. gender terrorism epidemic. Why should. the Noors of this country have to give. up their lives for all of us to learn a. lesson about gender-based violence?". People shouted on the streets, "Women. just want to exist without the fear of. being or murdered.". When the trial started, women were seen.

outside the courthouse holding signs. that read, "Eye for an eye, tooth for a. tooth, life for a life, death for the. murderer, justice for Noor.". Before the trial, Noor's father said, "I. have served this country, and now I want. justice from the government. And if God. forbid, I do not get this justice, I. will not leave them alone.". "I was her father.". And then, Zahir lost his mind. At least that's what he wanted the. courts to believe.

And he committed to the act, if you. will. When Zahir was initially brought. in the day of the murder, authorities. noted that he was sound and in his. senses. They said, you know, he may have. a history of taking drugs, but at least. at this time, he was completely in his. senses, he was completely aware of his. actions. In the beginning, Zahir would show up to. court looking. I mean, obviously he didn't look. well-rested, right? His prison is. probably not the same as his mansion, but he looked a bit haggard, and that's. to be expected for someone in jail. No. one's going to feel sympathy for that.

He looked a little tired. He looked a. little like, "Okay, maybe his mattress. isn't soft enough.". But when he decided to switch to an. insanity plea, he got increasingly more. insane, conveniently. He starts acting out, screaming at the judge, screaming things. like, "This court is nothing but dirt. This court is dragging this because they. have no power. I have never seen. something more fake. This is all a. puppet show. I have never seen so many. more incompetent people in the same room. in my entire life. He had to be escorted out of the. courtroom. His hair was getting crazier.

and crazier by the day. He would just. start yelling profanities at everyone. When he was escorted out of the. courtroom, he would be rambling and. pointing randomly as if he was having. like a a psychotic episode. To give him the benefit of the doubt, I'm not a doctor, obviously. The. symptoms he is presenting could match. with schizophrenia. However, the timing. of this was just all so convenient. The media ripped him apart, which not. really mad about. I think there's a lot. of more things to be mad about right now. about this case, but the media ripped.

him apart because his behavior to the. media just gets progressively more. {quote} psychotic as the trial. progresses. So, suddenly he just looked. like he was having a rough time, and now. he's being wheeled around in. wheelchairs, coming in on stretchers, drooling like a zombie, being pushed and. pulled by the police. There's a video of. him being dragged out of court, and the. officers are holding him by his arms and. his legs as if he's like a duffel bag, and they're just like swinging him. around as they're dragging him out of. court.

The theory was, once he realized that he. wasn't going to come out of this alive, he started changing his behavior to. appear more psychotic in hopes of. getting the insanity plea. Ultimately, medical reports would. declare him fit to stand trial. The report stated that the accused kept. appearing in court in wheelchairs on the. pretense of seeming of seeming {quote}. mentally ill. Once he realized his insanity plea. wasn't going to work, he went right back. to just looking haggard and tired. No. more court outbursts, no more. wheelchairs, no more stretchers, no more. mumbling.

He did say though that he would rather. die than go back to prison. He claimed. that the guards were beating him. He. even turned to Norris' father and said, "I don't want to die behind bars. I. should be married and have kids. Noor. and I fought. It was my fault, but she. was also angry. My life is in your. hands. Please, you can save me. Wow. He made it sound like he was having. the absolute worst time in prison, which. Honestly, I'm not sure what you're. expecting, right? Like, if anything, it. seemed like Zahir was getting special.

treatment for being a US citizen. So, let me explain. Zahir was born in. the US. He's a US citizen living in. Pakistan. And like I said, he was like, "Oh, you can't arrest me because I'm a. US citizen, right?" Well, the US. Embassy, a consular, comes to visit. Zahir in prison and gently, nicely. notifies him, "No, even though you're a. US citizen, if you're in a foreign. country, you are subject to the. country's laws.". But, the US Embassy did send him a cute. little care package. What do you mean? Yeah. They sent him a.

package. Jail authorities returned the. package to the US Embassy saying that. they violated diplomatic protocols. The. package contained books, clothes, and. perfumes. Like, self-care items. What? It was a bad look. The US Embassy came. out to clarify that the gifts were sent. to Zahir because, and I quote, "US. Embassies and consulates abroad are. required by US and international law to. provide assistance to American citizens. who are incarcerated and detained. abroad, regardless of the charges. against them.". So, while the US Embassy might have had.

their own reasonings behind it, it just. did further anger the public. Like, Zahir is from a wealthy family. He. just murdered and beheaded someone. because they didn't want to marry him. I. don't think he gets to read a novel. right now. I don't think he gets to use a scented. soap bar right now. It just felt like everyone from not only. this country, but even in the US is like. bending over backwards for a literal. killer. Like, what are we Are we playing games. right now?

Zahir and his parents were constantly. seen in fresh new clothes and new. haircuts while they're in custody. A. police officer was even over her telling. Zahir, "Hey, you're a talented person.". What? Yeah. It's just all so frustrating. Regardless, Zahir was found guilty of. essay and murder. Originally, he received 25 years of hard. labor in prison, but he appealed the decision saying it. was too harsh, and the judge came back. and agreed that the decision was wrong. So, they gave him the double death.

penalty instead. Yeah. Wait, he got 25, and then he appealed? And then they were like, "Okay, death. penalty.". Whoa. Yeah. Wow. Which is interesting, but um the double death penalty is to. ensure that if he tries to appeal again, and even if one of the death penalties. are overturned, he still has the other. one. He received a death penalty for murder. and one for essay. And nobody felt sympathy for him. No. matter how hard he tried to get it, he.

would actually become a joke amongst. mainstream media. News channels would. play very intense dramatic music while. playing reruns of his outburst in court. It made it look like a soap opera. Yeah. Unfortunately, his parents and the. clinic employees were acquitted, and. staff members only received 10-year. sentences in prison. Which is a huge disappointment not only. Pakistani netizens, but also to Noor's. parents. But the judgment against Zahir was still. something. You know, many netizens have.

stated that Pakistan's track record for. prosecuting gender-based crimes is very. low. According to the World Economic. Forum's Global Gender Index, Pakistan. ranks 153 out of 156 countries. So, so this is considered a significant. step for the country. Huge. I'm going to tell you why. I'm going to. tell you some of the previous court. rulings that just happened. similar to Noor. So, we don't have reliable data on. crimes against women in Pakistan, but.

the UN estimates that the conviction. rate in cases is anywhere between 1 to. 2.5%. Wow. So, most 99% people get away. Yeah. And victims don't even don't even come. out and try to press charges because. what happens when a victim is SA'd or. beat and they're a woman, suddenly. they're on trial. Mhm. You know? Even. just a few years prior in 2018, there. was another high-profile case where a. human rights activist was stabbed 23.

times by her boyfriend on a busy public. road. She had broken up with him and he. stabbed her 23 times. He was sentenced. to 7 years in prison, but that was later. reduced to 2 years and then the court. was like, you know what? We're just. going to acquit him. The Supreme Court had to step in and. restored the 2 year sentence. 2 years? Yeah. Just last year in 2022, a woman. was killed by her own brother for. posting {quote} shameful pictures on. Facebook. The courts let him walk free.

How does that even make sense? Yeah. In 2016, a council proposed a bill to. allow men to {quote} lightly beat their. wives should the need for punishment. arise. The proposal bans forceful forceful. beatings saying only a small stick is. necessary. to instill fear. So now, this felt significant. This was.

the beginning to an end of women being. murdered and killers getting away with. it. Activist posted, "Zahir's crimes were. not only confined to and murder, but the. fact that he used his money and. influence to assail the credibility of. the victim. This perhaps is another. crime where the victim becomes the. accused. The wounds Noor's assault and murder. inflicted on the collective conscious of. humanity may never heal. It is. reassuring that beast in human disguise. will realize the consequences can be.

grave. So as of right now, I believe Zahir is. appealing his death sentences, and we're. just going to have to wait and see what. the Supreme Courts will do. I assume. there will be massive outrage if they. try to overturn or do anything about. that. And I think that we're seeing this. everywhere. Women just are not putting. up with [ __ ] anymore, and I think that. it would be very wise for governments to. take note of that, act, change, and. protect women's right to live, you know, just exist and live without fear of. getting murdered.

And now, every October 23rd, women from all over the world, not even. just Pakistan, so, the first one was October 23rd, 2022, and hopefully this year it'll. happen again. Women from all over the world have been. preparing gifts for local orphanages and. shelters in honor of Noor's birthday, because that's what she liked to do. Noor's family visit her grave every day. They all go to talk to Noor, and most days Sarah will tell the rest.

of her family, "Go home. Can you pick me. up later? I just have a lot to say to Noor.". And Sarah would just sit there talking. to Noor for hours and hours on end. And that is the story of Noor. What are your thoughts? Please leave. them in the comments. And obviously, I. don't think that we need other. disclaimers of like this, but like I. said, Islam is not a violent religion. Zahir is not a true Muslim. He's a.

killer. This is no reflection of the religion. If anything, Noor is the reflection of. Islam. So, let me know your thoughts, and I. will see you guys on Wednesday for the. main episode. Bye.