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The father of Sarah Inam, a Canadian national who was allegedly murdered<\/a> by her husband in Islamabad around a year ago, ruled out on Wednesday any settlement with the defence, which he also blamed for delays in the case\u2019s conclusion.<\/p>\n \u201cThe culprit should be punished. We do not want to discuss any [sort of] compromise. Please don\u2019t spread such rumours,\u201d Inamur Rahim said while speaking to journalists outside a court in Islamabad where a hearing of the murder case was held.<\/p>\n The main accused in the case, Sara\u2019s husband and son of renowned journalist Ayaz Amir, Shahnawaz Amir, is in police custody. He was arrested<\/a> on September 23 last year for allegedly killing his wife at a farmhouse in Islamabad\u2019s Shahzad Town, only a day after her arrival in the country from Dubai where she had been working.<\/p>\n He was initially remanded<\/a> to police custody a day after his arrest and the period of his physical remand<\/a> was extended<\/a> several times<\/a>. While his father was discharged<\/a> from the case, Shahnawaz was later sent on a judicial remand<\/a>.<\/p>\n His mother Sameena Shah, nominated as co-accused in the case, was granted<\/a> post-arrest bail in November last year but later on December 5, both Shahnawaz and his mother were indicted<\/a> in the case.<\/p>\n In January, Dr Bushra Ashraf who conducted Sara\u2019s post-mortem, told an Islamabad court<\/a> that the victim had multiple fractures on her head.<\/p>\n In July, Shahnawaz\u2019s lawyer completed<\/a> the cross-examination of Sara\u2019s father, Inamur Rahim, and her uncle Ikramur Rahim.<\/p>\n