On May 20, an Islamabad local court sentenced Umar Hayat to two years in prison in an arms case, following a previous day’s ruling where he received a death sentence for the murder of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousaf. Additional Sessions Judge Afzal Majoka, presiding over the case, also imposed a Rs100,000 fine on Hayat, with an additional month of imprisonment for non-payment.

This latest ruling under Section 13 of the Pakistan Arms Ordinance brings Hayat’s total prison time to 23 years, with cumulative fines reaching Rs2.6 million. In a two-page short order the court handed down sentences and fines to Hayat for various offenses.

On May 19, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka sentenced Hayat to death for the murder of Yousaf, who was shot at close range in her home in Islamabad’s G-13 sector on June 2, 2025. A fine of Rs 2 million was also imposed. The court also handed down a 10-year jail term and a Rs200,000 fine for robbery, another 10-year term and the same fine under defamation-related provisions, alongside a one-year term and Rs100,000 fine for a recovery-related charge.

Throughout the trial, Hayat maintained his innocence, denying his confessional statement and alleging police misconduct. He claimed that the police tortured him into signing a blank document and falsely implicated him under the influence of the victim’s social media following. Hayat also stated that he had not visited the location of the murder on the day it occurred.

Yousaf, who amassed over a million followers across her social media platforms, including 800,000 on TikTok, was known for her lip-sync videos, skincare tips, and promotional content for beauty products. Her untimely death a week after her 17th birthday shocked her extensive online community, leading to intense scrutiny and pressure on local authorities to swiftly resolve the case.