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

According to sources within AVCC, Qureshi has become a major challenge for authorities, providing contradictory statements during interrogation.

Investigators reveal that Qureshi has displayed aggressive behaviour in custody, even threatening government lawyers and journalists in court. His erratic conduct has led his lawyer to withdraw from the case.

During court proceedings, Qureshi’s demeanour remained unstable — he barged into judges’ chambers uninvited and was repeatedly removed for causing disturbances.

AVCC officials claim to have recovered narcotics and illegal firearms from his possession. His son, Armaghan, has already admitted in his statement that Qureshi assisted him in covering up the crime.

Videos of Kamran Qureshi brandishing weapons, engaging in altercations, and modelling have gone viral on social media, triggering widespread public outrage. Police are continuing their investigation and anticipate further significant revelations in the case.

Kamran Qureshi issues apology

Following his arrest, Kamran Qureshi publicly apologised in a statement aired on Aaj News.

“I am Kamran Asghar Qureshi, father of Armaghan. I was trying to protect my son and handling the case in my own way, while the media saw it differently. If my behaviour has offended anyone, I sincerely apologise,” he stated.

Weapons and drugs recovered

On Thursday, AVCC and CIA police conducted a raid in Karachi’s upscale Defence area, arresting Qureshi on charges of drug trafficking.

The operation carried out at a bungalow on 7th Street, Khayaban-e-Momin Phase 5, Gizri, led to the recovery of 200 grams of crystal meth (ice) and a 9mm pistol with two magazines and ten rounds of ammunition.

DIG CIA Mukaddas Haider confirmed that Qureshi was apprehended in connection with a police encounter case and will also be investigated for drug-related offences. He further revealed that law enforcement faced heavy gunfire during the raid.

Weapons purchased for Armaghan

DIG Haider disclosed that the firearms used in the attack on the police were acquired by Kamran Qureshi. Investigations have uncovered crucial evidence linking him to arms purchases. Several weapons recovered from Armaghan’s residence were reportedly sourced from Peshawar.

Authorities have obtained video footage of Qureshi purchasing weapons, with additional incriminating evidence retrieved from his mobile phone. Police are now expanding their investigation to uncover further details regarding the case.

He claimed he sourced weed from a friend named Yahya in Islamabad and denied ever being friends with Armaghan, stating his only friendship was with Mustafa.

Sahir Hassan’s video confession

Meanwhile, Aaj News has obtained the video statement of Sahir Hassan, who was arrested on charges of selling weed in Karachi.

In the statement, Sahir Hassan claims that he used to procure weed through a friend named Yahya in Islamabad.

He further clarified, “I was never friends with Armaghan; my friendship was with Mustafa Amir.”

Sahir Hassan made additional revelations, stating that he contacted Yahya through his cousin, who was his friend. Authorities continue their investigation into the case.

In the video, Sahir Hassan explained that he received weed at his home through private courier companies.

He met Armaghan in 2017 and noted that Armaghan had been selling drugs since 2016. Sahir Hassan also mentioned meeting Armaghan in jail during a visit with Bilal Tension.

Sajid Hassan’s son revealed that the weed supplied to him came from California, US.

He added that his first meeting with Mustafa was arranged by their mutual friend, Moazzam Patel, in 2022, and they would share weed.

What do we know so far about the Mustafa murder case?

The Mustafa murder case is one of the top stories on news channels nowadays. It is a case of the kidnapping and killing of a 23-year-old Karachi resident.

One has to be careful while reporting such news as the choice of words, style of presentation, and thumbnails on YouTube videos often build opinions even before the court announces its judgement in the case. So, in this case, it is of great importance to gather all the available information with background and listen to all versions of the story to report it.

The following text is sourced from the police investigation and interrogation reports, court decisions, and people related to the Mustafa murder case.

Mustafa Amir, a DHA resident, was allegedly abducted on January 6, but the case made headlines when the Sindh policemen addressed a press conference next month. Six days later, the Balochistan Police recovered a charred body in a torched car and handed over it to the Edhi Foundation.

In a media talk on February 14, police 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.

The prime suspect Armaghan was arrested during a raid bungalow in DHA following a ransom call to the family. Suspects allegedly demanded Rs20 million from the victim’s family. Sources within the police say the gun battle with the suspect continued for four hours.

They took laptops from the house and blood samples were found on a carpet in a room. As the case unfolded, investigators claimed that the conflict between the two started because of a woman. The victim’s mother also accused the same girl of killing her son in a video statement. She claimed that the woman fled to the United States after the incident.

On February 15, an anti-terrorism court in Karachi sent Shiraz to police custody on physical remand till February 21. Police failed to get physical remand of the prime suspect, drawing officials’ ire. 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 a physical remand in the first information report related to the case.

He told Aaj News’ programme Dus that the case would come under the jurisdiction of the ATC after the addition of Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) to the FIR.

On the same day, three police officers were suspended from their duty for their apparent negligence in the case.

The prime suspect was a “habitual offender,” police records showed. Complaints against him alleged that he was involved in extortion, kidnapping, drug dealing, and illegal possession of weapons.

When an Aaj News correspondent visited the suspect’s house, he saw that there was a high-tech facility in the house which was apparently used as a “software house.” Moreover, Kamran Qureshi, the suspect’s father, defended his son’s gun battle with the police and denied accusations. He accused the victim of selling drugs to his son and blamed a “police officer” for the “entire conspiracy.”

On February 17, a judicial magistrate approved a request for the exhumation of Mustafa’s body. Later, a three-member medical panel was formed by the judicial magistrate (West).

The next day, an ATC in Karachi sent the prime suspect to police custody on a four-day remand and sought a medical report.

An interrogation report claimed that the victim and the prime suspect were childhood friends. It was a reiteration of the account Shiraz told to police about the incident.

On February 20, Armaghan allegedly confessed to killing the victim as the chilling details of the report claimed that he offered the victim a “chance to escape before setting him on fire.” The charred vehicle in which Mustafa was allegedly burnt to death was present in Balochistan’s Durerji, Aaj News saw.

When Qureshi appeared on Imran Sultan’s show Dus, he claimed to have substantial evidence and advised to close the case or else “big names” would come to the limelight.

“I want to be the chief investigation officer of my child. I have plenty of evidence. I am a law graduate and hold a firearm licence,” he said while appearing on the show on February 21, 2025.

On February 22, an ATC 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. He also informed the court about the money laundering allegations against the suspect

Furthermore, four persons, including a TV actor’s son, were arrested on Saturday. One of the suspects claimed to have sold drugs to Mustafa, according to sources within police.

Sources within the police said initial DNA testing of the samples taken from the body “confirmed that the person burned alive in Balochistan’s Dureji was indeed Mustafa Amir.”

The funeral prayers for the victim were offered at Masjid Ali, Khayaban-e-Mohafiz, DHA Karachi on February 23 as his father refused to take “diyat” (blood money).

The interrogation report of the accused, Shiraz Hussain, confessed to his involvement in the murder of Mustafa on February 26.

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 on March 18

The victim’s mother, Wajiha Amir, has made serious revelations about the prime suspect, Armaghan. She also dismissed the statement of co-accused Shiraz, calling it meaningless and a mere attempt to save himself on March 18.

A Karachi court has [officially dropped the drug case][28] against Mustafa Amir, following a statement from the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Korangi on March 17.

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