A Pakistani national was beheaded over charges of drugs smuggling in the Saudi capital on Sunday.
Saudi interior ministry said Muhammad Zahir Khan, a Pakistani citizen, was taken into custody for smuggling a huge quantity of heroin to Saudi Arabia.
He was beheaded after charges against him were proved.
Since January 1, 2013, 73 persons have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia over drugs smuggling while 76 persons were behead in the previous year.
Edited by: M Ahmad Tauqir
swift and effective!
Nobody knows how trails are done in Saudi. Its a very closed process. I would be interested to know how many arabs are beheaded in last 5 or 10 years.
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