Saudi authorities on Wednesday beheaded a Pakistani convicted of smuggling heroin, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.
Wajid Ali Zarnoosh was found guilty of trafficking heroin into Saudi Arabia, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
His beheading in Qatif, EasternProvince, brings to 50 the number of people executed in the ultra-conservative kingdom this year.
In 2012, the Gulf country put to death 76 people, according to a tally based on official figures. Human Rights Watch has put the number at 69.
