Murdered Woman's Husband Introduced Her To His Mistress

Nazish Noorani and sons Shayaan (left) and Riyaan

The story of the Pakistani woman allegedly killed by her husband and his mistress gets more depressing with news that the victim's family and her husband's family are fighting over custody of their young children. Nazish Noorani's grieving sister, Lubna Choudhry, told reporters, "I should raise them because of [their] father killing my sister." But murder suspect Kashif Parvaiz's sister said of Noorani's family, "They are all taking welfare. How will they take care of these kids? My father owns buildings and has income, and we will take care of them."

Noorani was fatally gunned down last Tuesday in Boonton, NJ while she, Parvaiz and their three-year-old son Shayaan were walking from her sister's home to her parents' home. Parvaiz was hit multiple times, while Shayaan was unharmed (though reportedly "splattered in blood"); five-year-old Riyaan was at Noorani's parents' home. Prosecutors say that Parvaiz had initially told police a group of men called them "terrorists" and used racial epithets but eventually admitted he plotted to kill his wife with another woman. Parvaiz was allegedly upset at Noorani for speaking negatively about his family.

Parvaiz's family has been watching the two boys. His mother took issue with Choudhry starting a website to raise money for the children, "She set up the Web site to support her own children," and sister Zarren Hassan said to the Daily News, "We're taking care of them because we love them. They've always been attached to my mother." And Riyaan said, "I want to stay here."

In news related to her sister's death and the apparent murder plot hatched by Parvaiz and mistress Antoinette Stephen, Choudry says that Parvaiz had been introducing Stephen as his "fiancee." When Noorani confronted him, the Star-Ledger reports, "Kashif Parvaiz had a ready excuse, the [Noorani's] said: He told his wife he was just pretending Stephen was his fiancée to get a family discount at Best Buy, where the 26-year-old woman worked."

Parvaiz claimed to have attended NYU, and Noorani's family shared the photograph the ID he showed them (it was fake). Parvaiz also said he went to Columbia for graduate school and was attending another graduate program at Harvard. Neither school has records of him, but Parvaiz's sister said they are sure he was at Harvard.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 21, 2011 3:26 PM

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stewart_nyc

What an insult it would be to the slain woman's family if they did not get custody of her children.

dogbertt

Why are these people all wearing pajamas? Maybe they are on welfare.

Junaid 'Juno' Chaudhry

you're stupid.

Sulayman

It's called a shalwar-kameez, and it's a nice loose-fitting clothing worn by hundreds of millions in Asia.

S

There's no evidence yet that Nazish Noorani's family is on welfare. All we have is the word of the killer's family. A family, by the way, which refuses to accept what he did despite his own admittance and the text messages retrieved from the cell phone. Look at how Kashif turned out. I doubt those kids fare any better. Also, MAYBE the girl's immediate family is not well off like his family but various members of the extended family have pledged their assistance in every way possible and there's no doubt that people will be willing to make donations to her memorial fund which was set up for the children. With a family that refuses to accept what he is and always cover for him, it's no wonder he turned out this way. Anyone see his myspace page? He says he's single and looking for a serious relationship. Under a picture with his parents he writes "mom and dad raised me well". That whole family is messed up.

Adam Moreira

I would not be surprised if he faked other stuff.

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Girl's family might not be financially strong, but ethically and morally are way better than the guy's family. At least, they would not turn the kids into murderers.

cr17

Killer's sister has got some gall. These children MIGHT have a chance of a normal life with the wife's family, but can guarantee that they'll be totally fucked up and poised by the father's family. They'll tell the kids that dad isn't a murderer, and that mom deserved, all of which will leave them highly confused.

"but Parvaiz's sister said they are sure he was at Harvard." These people are sick.