Overview

• Additional Sessions Judge Riaz Ahmed delivered the verdict on September 24, 2025, and imposed a PKR 4 million fine.
• The court convicted Zain Ali, now 17, for the 2022 Kahna-area shootings committed at age 14 after extended PUBG play.
• Police said he used his mother’s pistol to kill Nahid Mubarak, 45, his brother Taimur, 20, and sisters Mahnoor, 15, and Jannat, 10.
• Investigators testified that he discarded the weapon in a drain and later confessed, with prosecution evidence and witnesses underpinning the case.
• The case has renewed discussion in Pakistan about violent online games, youth addiction, parental oversight, and safe storage of firearms at home.