Abbas is the father of Saman Abbas, an 18-year-old woman murdered in Italy in 2021, allegedly by her family for refusing an arranged marriage.
The Italian authorities have requested that Abbas be extradited.
He is accused of killing Saman on the night between April 30 and May 1, 2021, near the northern town of Novellara together with four relatives, including his wife, Nazia Shaheen, the only suspect who is still at large.
Abbas was arrested in Pakistan last November after he and the other suspects fled Italy following the murder.
The trial into the murder of Saman began in February in Reggio Emilia, with her uncle and two cousins in the dock, while Abbas and Shaheen have also been indicted.
The young woman's uncle recently took police to the site near the family home, where they allegedly buried her.
The body had been buried so far down it had eluded even the sniffer dogs.
Saman's boyfriend is standing as civil plaintiff in the trial and says he will use any compensation for her death to set up a foundation for victims of arranged marriages and so-called honour killings.
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