ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad sessions court sentenced Umar Hayat, the main accused in the Sana Yousaf murder case, to death on Tuesday after finding him guilty of killing the teenage TikTok influencer at her residence in June last year. Hayat was arrested a day after 17-year-old Yousaf was shot dead in her Islamabad house on June 2, 2025. On Monday, 23-year-old Hayat — son of a retired government official and a TikToker himself — retracted his earlier confessional statement admitting to Yousaf’s murder.

China's military court sentenced former Defense Minister Li Shangfu to death—effectively life imprisonment with no possibility of reduction or parole—on charges of accepting substantial bribes and favoring allies in military promotions. His predecessor, Wei Fenghe, received the identical sentence. The convictions underscore Beijing's ongoing anti-corruption campaign within the defense ministry.