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Convicted killer executed in Sahiwal

Another death row prisoner was hanged in Sahiwal’s Central Jail in the wee hours of Tuesday.

The convict, Muhammed Ashraf, breathed his last at the gallows for assassinating a man, Shehzad Fareed, in 1994 over a trivial issue.

Finding him guilty on the murder count, the local judge awarded him death penalty in 1995.

Another hanging scheduled at 05:30 hours on Tuesday in the city’s central jail, was put on hold after reconciliation agreement reached between the two parties.

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