The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday suspended execution of three death row convicts.
Local court sentenced Naseema, Ateeq-ur-Rehman and Riaz to death for murdering former army officer Muhammad Arshad in Saeedabad area in 2010. a non-government organisation (NGO) had filed a petition in the SHC against the verdict of a local court. After hearing the arguments from both sides, the court decided to postpone execution of the suspects.