ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court reserved its judgement on Tuesday on an appeal against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Saulat Mirza’s death sentence.
Mirza is scheduled to be executed on March 19 in Mach, Balochistan for murdering Shahid Hamid, the managing director of the then Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC), his driver Ashraf Brohi and guard Khan Akbar in July 1997.
Foolproof security has been maintained in and around the Central Prison Mach to thwart any untoward incident during the execution.
Mirza’s family members have also left for the city to meet him for the last time.
According to the superintendent prison, Mirza was brought to Mach Prison during the month of February 2014.
Home Secretary Akbar Durrani said Mirza is the only person on death row who would be executed in Balochistan.
