The year 2025 started with various kinds of news, however, the murder of a 23-year-old Karachi resident, Mustafa Amir, has dominated the news cycle. Although a case was registered in January, it was highlighted when policemen addressed a press conference in Karachi in February.

A prime suspect and his alleged partner have been arrested. The prime suspect, identified as Armaghan, has allegedly confessed to killing the victim. Aaj News visited the house where the prime suspect lived and the car which was burnt in Balochistan’s Dureji. Later, a TV actor’s son, Sahir Hasan, was also arrested as the police investigated the illegal trade of drugs in the city.

While many people have made their opinion, experts have avoided that and called for waiting for the complete investigation report, DNA test results, and the court verdicts to make some viewpoints.

On the same wavelength, below are the key developments from the Mustafa murder case.

March 24,2025In the Mustafa Amir murder case, the prosecution has formally reached out to Sindh Inspector General (IG) Ghulam Nabi Memon, expressing significant concerns regarding the ongoing police investigation. Sources indicate that the prosecution has called for legal action against the investigation team, citing alleged misconduct that has compromised the integrity of the case. The letter highlights that suspects Armaghan and Shiraz are accused of brutally murdering Mustafa Amir, yet key evidence was mishandled by the investigation team.

March 22,2025 Aaj News has acquired CCTV footage of suspects Armaghan and Shiraz, which documents their return to Karachi following the alleged murder of the victim in Dureji, Balochistan. The footage reveals Armaghan and Shiraz entering an open Suzuki pickup vehicle as they made their way back to Karachi after purportedly killing Mustafa in Dureji, showing them seated inside the pickup.

The suspect Armaghan, appeared in a local court in Karachi to confess to his crime. Initially, during the proceedings at the South City Court before a judicial magistrate, he admitted to killing Mustafa Amir due to a personal dispute but later recanted his confession. The court denied his request for a 164 statement, citing concerns about his mental state.

The magistrate determined that Armaghan’s mental condition was not suitable for recording a formal confession. Although he initially expressed intent to confess, he reversed his stance in court, asserting that his actions were spontaneous and not premeditated. The court informed him that he would still face imprisonment, irrespective of his confession.

March 21, 2025: Kamran Qureshi, father of Mustafa Aamir murder case’s prime suspect Armaghan, has been arrested by the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC).

March 18, 2025: Armaghan, has recorded his confessional statement, which has been confirmed in the police remand report. According to the remand report submitted to the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), the accused’s recovered laptop and mobile phone have been sent to Punjab Forensic Lab for examination. The report also confirms that Armaghan confessed to the crime before SSP AVCC (Anti-Violent Crime Cell).

March 18, 2025: The victim’s mother, Wajiha Amir, has made serious revelations about the prime suspect, Armaghan. Wajiha Amir described Armaghan as highly cunning, stating that he falls silent for hours after making a single statement. She also dismissed the statement of co-accused Shiraz, calling it meaningless and a mere attempt to save himself.

March 17, 2025: A Karachi court has officially dropped the drug case against Mustafa Amir, following a statement from the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Korangi.

March 17, 2025: The prime suspect in Mustafa murder case, Armaghan’s father, Kamran Qureshi, has reportedly threatened public prosecutor Zulfiqar Ali Arain.

March 15, 2025: Authorities in the Defense area of Karachi increased their scrutiny of Armaghan, the primary suspect in the Mustafa Aamir murder case, while the prosecution sought a report from the District Public Prosecutor General regarding all cases filed against him.

March 13, 2025: Armaghan confessed to threatening the lawyer handling cases against him.

March 12, 2025: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing submitted an initial report after interrogating Armaghan, the prime suspect in the case.

The investigation into drug trafficking related to the Mustafa Amir murder case is scheduled for another review.

March 11,2025: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi extended the remand of Armaghan, the prime suspect in the Mustafa murder case, by seven days.

March 10, 2025: Special Prosecutor Zulfiqar Arain sought the inclusion of Karachi teen Mustafa Amir’s mother and father into the investigation.

March 09, 2025: SSP Investigation Shoaib Memon alleged that one of the suspects in the Mustafa murder case, Sahir Hasan, had taken drugs since the age of eight.

Further investigations into the case claimed that the accused owns two additional companies and a call centre.

March 07, 2025: Armaghan was allegedly given privileges while in custody. His uncle, Asif Jamil Qureshi, is accused of attempting to influence the case.

The National Assembly Standing Committee’s subcommittee directed law enforcement agencies to compile a report on the murder case, detailing key investigative findings and a strategic course of action.

March 04, 2025: An ATC in Karachi extended the physical remand of the prime suspect in the Mustafa murder case, Armaghan, by six days. The court sent another suspect, Shiraz, to jail on judicial remand.

March 03, 2025: Aaj News obtained a video statement from Mustafa’s friend, revealing that a financial dispute between Mustafa Amir and Armaghan had escalated before the murder.

Suspect Shiraz told the court that he was being pressured to confess.

March 02, 2025: The Federal Investigation Agency writes a letter to the Sindh police, seeking clarification on the arrest of Armaghan, the key suspect.

March 01, 2025: A judicial magistrate (south) in Karachi’s city court has ordered the police to produce Armaghan on March 15 in court in a case involving fraud and assault.

Balochistan’s political personality Shahzain Mari’s name has been linked to the Mustafa murder case.

February 28, 2025: A police remand report alleged that Armaghan repeatedly staged fainting spells during the investigation. Authorities planned to interrogate a girl named ***a, who was found in connection with the case, to apprehend other accomplices.

An anti-narcotics court in Karachi has removed the name of the deceased Mustafa Amir, from the drug case.

Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Interior expressed concern over the absence of Sindh Police in the meeting on the Mustafa Amir murder case.

Mustafa’s mother demanded that Armaghan be hanged multiple times so that he understands what it feels like to torture others.

New shocking details revealed that the arrested suspect was involved in large-scale financial fraud through merchant accounts and cryptocurrency transactions.

February 27, 2025: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi extended the physical remand of the Mustafa murder case suspects by five days.

Two witnesses in the case accused the prime suspect of covering up the murder.

Sahir Hasan disclosed “significant information about the major players in the drug trade,” as he recorded a statement to the Specialised Investigation Unit of Police, sources said.

A special investigation team was formed to further probe the matter.

February 26, 2025: An interrogation report claimed that another suspect in the case, Shiraz, confessed to his involvement in the murder.

February 25: The Mustafa murder case prime suspect, Armaghan revealed in his statement to the investigative team, “he killed Mustafa in a dramatic style,” sources within police said.

The Sindh High Court revoked the administrative powers of an Anti-Terrorism Court judge who refused to approve an appeal for the physical remand of Armaghan Qureshi.

TV actor Sajid Hasan opened up about his difficulties after his son was arrested in connection with the Mustafa murder case.

February 25, 2025: A judicial magistrate (south) rejected a plea to extend Sahir Hasan’s physical remand and sent him to jail on judicial remand.

Karachi’s Anti-Narcotics Court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the case’s prime suspect and victim.

February 24, 2025: A young woman named ***a recorded her statement with police. She accused the prime suspect of assaulting her after allegedly luring her into a room under the pretence of discussing a laptop.

February 23, 2025: The funeral prayers of Mustafa Amir offered at Masjid Ali, Khayaban-e-Mohafiz, DHA Karachi.

The victim’s father, Amir Shuja, refused to accept “diyat” (blood money) and vowed to fight for justice “until his last breath.”

February 23, 2025: A judicial magistrate (south) sent suspect to police custody on a one-day physical remand in the Mustafa murder case.

February 22, 2025: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi extended the physical remand of suspects Armaghan and Sheraz by five days.

The investigating officer claimed that two blood samples from the suspect’s house were collected and one of the blood samples was linked to a girl identified as ***a.

February 21, 2025: In conversation with Aaj News programme Dus, Kamran Qureshi claimed that he had “substantial evidence but no one was willing to listen.”

February 21, 2025: A team of forensic experts exhumed the body of Mustafa Amir and collected DNA samples on Friday.

February 20, 2025: Aaj News discovered the burnt vehicle in the case.

February 20, 2025: The prime suspect confessed to killing the victim as the interrogation report shows chilling details of the murder.

February 18, 2025: A three-member board was formed to carry out the exhumation of the victim’s body.

February 18, 2025: The interrogation report claimed that the victim and the prime suspect were childhood friends.

February 18, 2025: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi sent the prime suspect to police custody on a four-day remand.

February 17, 2025: The prime suspect’s father claimed that “his son is innocent and that the real murderer is a man named Shiraz.”

February 17, 2025: The Sindh High Court ordered the police to present the prime suspect in the court.

February 17, 2025: A judicial magistrate approved a request for the exhumation of Mustafa Amir’s body.

February 17, 2025: The father of the prime suspect defended his son’s gun battle with the police and denied that his son was allegedly running an illegal business inside the house.

February 17, 2025: Aaj News went inside the house of Armaghan. It is located on the city’s Momin Street.

February 16, 2025: Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon stated that it was “difficult” for them to trace the victim because he did not use any local SIM.

February 16, 2025: ‘Shocking’ details emerged about the prime suspect’s past.

February 16, 2025: Victim’s mother sought action against the SSP and accused the authorities of a cover-up.

February 16, 2025: A legal expert clarified that the criticism against the court for not granting a physical remand was not appropriate as the police did not seek physical remand in the first information report related to the case.

February 15, 2025: Three police officers were suspended from their duty for their apparent negligence in the case.

Police records showed that the victim and prime suspect were allegedly involved in different illegal activities.

February 15, 2025: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi sent a suspect, Shiraz, to police custody on physical remand till February 21.

Police approached the Sindh High Court for the physical remand of the prime suspect.

February 15, 2025: Victim’s mother accused her son’s girlfriend of killing her son. She alleged that the suspected girl fled to America after the killing.

February 15, 2025: Investigators claimed that the conflict leading to Mustafa’s death arose from a dispute involving a girl. They alleged that the girl, identified as *****a, fled the country on January 12.

February 14, 2025: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah expressed concerns over the court’s decision not to grant physical remand of the main suspect.

February 14, 2025: Sindh policemen addressed a press conference in Karachi where they claimed that his friends killed the kidnapped youth. They allegedly stuffed the body in the trunk of his car and torched it in Balochistan’s Dureji area.

Police also claimed to have arrested the prime suspect’s friend, Sheraz aka Shavez Bukhari. It was Sheraz who disclosed the information during the investigation.

But police failed to get his physical remand for interrogation and he was sent to jail custody.

February 09, 2025: Mustafa’s ‘friend’ Armaghan was arrested in connection with a kidnapping for ransom case in DHA. He had also allegedly shot at and wounded two policemen to resist his arrest.

Investigators collected a blood sample of the victim’s mother to match it with the sample found at the suspect’s house.

February 08, 2025: Police raided Armgaghan’s bungalow in DHA. They also took blood samples found on a carpet in a room.

Two weeks later, the family received a ransom call. Suspects demanded Rs20 million from the Mustafa’s family.

January 12, 2025: The Balochistan Police recovered a charred body in a torched car. It was handed over to the Edhi Foundation.

January 6, 2025: Mustafa Amir, a Karachi’s Defence area resident, went missing. He was allegedly kidnapped.